The Impossible Knife of Memory

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Laurie Halse Anderson

For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a relationship with Finn, the hot guy who obviously likes her but is hiding secrets of his own. Will being back home help Andy’s PTSD, or will his terrible memories drag him to the edge of hell, and drugs push him over? The Impossible Knife of Memory is Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.Cover may vary.

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Author

Laurie Halse Anderson

Pages

400

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2014-01-07

ISBN

9781101621561 1101621567

Ratings

Google: 5

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"It was good and makes you kinda sad but it feels like a lot of other books I've read before."

Where's Waldo

"Good, fun romance with pov character dealing with a dad with serious ptsd"

Kaiti Roberts

"I read it last year, but I'm pretty sure it only took me 2 days. It might have been less though because it was so good that I couldn't stop reading it"

Lura Johnson

"As an avid reader, I’ve come across books that I’ve hated, books that I’ve thought were ehh, books I liked, and books that I loved. This book, however, I was OBSESSED with. Please read this book. You won’t regret it. #mustread "

Grace Nicholson

"its been a bit since i read it so my memory is a bit fuzzy but overall i really enjoyed it. it’s very emotional, and dives pretty deep into how her fathers ptsd affects him and those around him. "