First published 2021
Miggy Brenneman pushes every boundary at seven years old. Her wild imagination drives her to test limits that other children respect. Ellen, her best friend, stays cautious and polite but finds herself pulled toward Miggy's reckless energy like a moth to flame. The two girls create increasingly risky games while the adults in their world struggle with broken marriages and uncertain times. Their dangerous play escalates until one unthinkable moment changes everything. Tragedy strikes with swift brutality. Miggy must now navigate a world where her past vanishes and her future transforms beyond recognition. She wrestles with questions too heavy for a child's shoulders. Did she cause what happened? Could she have stopped it? The adults around her face the same crushing weight of responsibility and fate. Silver examines how people of all ages confront life's unanswerable questions when innocence collides with consequence.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: tragedy, unreliable-narrator
256 pages · Hardcover · Bloomsbury Publishing
Content warnings: child-death