THE INVISIBLES

Reminiscent of Jodi Picoult, THE INVISIBLES by Cecilia Galante is a haunting and crisp novel by an assured writer about old friendships, dark secrets and coming to terms with the past.

Nora Walker used to be part of The Invisibles, a sister-like club made up of four high school girls with dark pasts who did everything together and shared their deepest secrets every month under a full moon. But when something terrible happens to one of them after graduation, three of the girls disperse, leaving Nora to deal with the horrifying aftermath alone. Fourteen years later, Nora is single and childless and working in a local bookstore that feeds her lifelong obsession with first lines of favorite novels, when one of them calls her on her thirty-second birthday. She learns that another member of The Invisibles has attempted to end her own life and has pleaded for the rest of the group to convene again in an attempt at healing. Nora is torn: she is thrilled at the thought of being in touch with The Invisibles again and revisiting their deep connection, and yet she is hesitant at seeing these women after such a long and silent period of time, especially since she has since built up barriers she is afraid to let down. The Invisibles' reunion sets off an extraordinary chain of events, including a road trip, an animal rescue, a rekindled romance, and a car chase by law enforcement that will push the women to their limits, and change each of their lives forever. When all is said and done, only two questions remain: How much of our pasts define our present selves? And what does it take to let go of some of our most painful wounds and move on? Cecilia Galante is the author of the young adult novels The Patron Saint of Butterflies (Bloomsbury 2008), which was a Book Sense pick, the Northeast Indie Booksellers YA Book of the Year, and a Recommended Read for Teens on Oprah's Web site, and The Sweetness of Salt (Bloomsbury 2010). She is also the author of several middle grade novels, including The Summer of May (Aladdin 2011), and the early chapter book series Little Wings.