After They Go - Mercer, J.
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Gwen is the oldest of four children in the Aaldenberg family, and the one who seems to have it all. She's also most desperate to escape. Betta, having nursed their dying grandpa for the past three years, is anxious for Gwen to go, so she can finally have reins to the family business. And Esmerelda, viciously determined to follow in Gwen's footsteps, vies for popularity as a freshman in high school, only to learn she must sell her soul, reputation, and most prized possession for acceptance. As their father struggles with retirement and their mother with depression, Gwen discovers the debt her…mehr

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Gwen is the oldest of four children in the Aaldenberg family, and the one who seems to have it all. She's also most desperate to escape. Betta, having nursed their dying grandpa for the past three years, is anxious for Gwen to go, so she can finally have reins to the family business. And Esmerelda, viciously determined to follow in Gwen's footsteps, vies for popularity as a freshman in high school, only to learn she must sell her soul, reputation, and most prized possession for acceptance. As their father struggles with retirement and their mother with depression, Gwen discovers the debt her grandfather's passing left them in-and during a time of year when their coastal town, dependent on tourists, can barely sustain itself. Gwen and their father agree Betta can't take over the store under such stressful circumstances, not when she's been carrying the load for so long, and to protect Betta, they play it off that she needs some time to rest. When Gwen's fiancé moves to town, Gwen does her best to resign herself to a local life, while Betta struggles for meaning without the store. In order to carve out a place for herself, Betta must decide to what lengths she'll go in order to become her own person, and Gwen must decide what's more important: her sister or her future. Can this family pull through their disappointment, jealousy, and regret? Or will they cling so tightly to their desires that it ruins them?
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J. Mercer grew up in Wisconsin where she walked home from school with her head in a book, filled notebooks with stories in junior high, then went to college for accounting and psychology only to open a dog daycare. She now writes women's fiction and young adult novels, freelance edits, and talks revision on The Novel Ending podcast. Her young adult novels have received multiple awards, and SHADY WOODS rated a perfect ten from the BookLife Prize, an indie arm of Publisher's Weekly. She wishes she were an expert linguist and enjoys exploring with her husband and two daughters. For updates, news, and what she's reading, you can find her on Facebook and Instagram @jmercerbooks, as well as online at www.jmercerbooks.com.