Kala: A Novel

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR * A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for twenty years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives. "[A] gritty heartbreaker of a thriller...Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans."--Kirkus In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They--Helen, Joe, and Mush--were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless, reckless Kala Lanann&nbsp;as their group's white-hot center. Soon after that summer's peak, Kala disappeared without a trace. Now it's fifteen years later: Helen has reluctantly returned to Ireland for her father's wedding; Joe is a world-famous musician, newly back in town; and Mush has never left, too scared to venture beyond the counter of his mother's café. But human remains have been discovered in the woods. Two more girls have gone missing. And as past and present begin to collide, the estranged friends are forced to confront their own complicity in the events that led to Kala's disappearance. Against the backdrop of a town suffocating on its own secrets,&nbsp;in a story that builds from a smolder to a stunning climax, Kala brilliantly examines the sometimes brutal costs of belonging, as well as the battle in the human heart between vengeance and forgiveness, despair and redemption.

Literature & Fiction

Walsh, Colin

Literary

DOUBLEDAY

Vintage

A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for twenty years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives. In the seaside village of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends meet for the first time in years. They--Helen, Joe and Mush--were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless, reckless Kala Lanann&nbsp;at its white-hot center. But later that year, Kala disappeared without a trace. Now remains have been discovered in the woods--including a skull with a Polaroid photo tucked inside--and the town is both aghast and titillated at reopening this old wound. On the eve of this gruesome discovery, Helen had reluctantly returned for her father's wedding, the world-famous musician Joe had come home to dry out and reconnect with something authentic, and Mush had never left, too shattered by the events of that summer to venture beyond the counter of his mother's café. But when two more girls go missing, they are forced to confront their own complicity in the events that led to Kala's disappearance. Ultimately, they must do what others should have done before to stop the violent patterns of their town's past repeating themselves once again. In cracklingly vivid prose, Kala brilliantly examines the sometimes brutal costs of belonging, as well as the battle in the human heart between vengeance and forgiveness, despair and redemption.

Kala: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

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Colin Walsh

Dr. Lewis Losoncy is a respected motivationalpsychologist, speaker and author of 25 books ontopics ranging from encouragement, positive attitude,success, leadership, and teamwork. Known as TheDoctor of Encouragement, he has taken his ideas onbuilding motivated people through the creation ofinspirational culture to audiences in all 50 U.S. states,all Canadian provinces, Australia, Mexico, Thailand,and a dozen European countries. He has been anencouraging influence on companies from Matrix (adivision of L'Oreal) to S.C. Johnson, Hermann-Miller toBoeing, Dell,, as well as educators, psychologists,social workers, and government agencies. Dr. Lew,as his many followers call him, has appeared on CNNand CBS This Morning, and has written for andappeared on the pages of Psychology Today, The WallStreet Journal, Science of the Mind, Working Woman,and Prevention.Colin Walsh is the Vice President and GeneralManager of Matrix USA, a division of L'Oreal. Colin hasbeen described as an industry game changer and hisleadership style has earned him respect and thereputation of a renegade. As a passionate speaker onthe topic of inspiration and leadership, Colin shares hisperspective on working with a purpose, here in ON.

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