<b>The bestselling author of <i>Mosquitoland </i>brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss. <br><br>Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell.</b><br> It begins with the death of Vic's father.<br> It ends with the murder of Mad's uncle.<br> <b>The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it.</b><br> But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between.<br> <br> <b>This is a story about:</b><br> <br> 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey.<br> 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter.<br> 3. One dormant submarine.<br> 4. Two songs about flowers.<br> 5. Being cool in the traditional sense.<br> 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards.<br> 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites.<br> 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country.<br> 9. A story collector.<br> 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk.<br> 11. Falling in love with a painting.<br> 12. Falling in love with a song.<br> 13. Falling in love.
