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Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her
greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. Though she hasn’t been
seen since, her hold on the public hasn’t wavered. While Violet
sought out the spotlight, her sister Sasha, ever the responsible
one, took over their mother’s salon and built a quiet life for
her daughter, Quinn. But Sasha can never seem to escape her
sister’s orbit or her memories of their unresolved, tumultuous
relationship. Then there’s Cameron Frank, determined to finally
get his big break hosting a podcast devoted to all things
Violet—though keeping his job hinges on an exclusive interview
with Sasha, the last person who wants to talk to him. As the
ten-year anniversary approaches, the podcast picks up steam, and
Cameron’s pursuit of Sasha becomes increasingly intrusive. He
isn’t the only one wondering what secrets she might be keeping:
Quinn, loyal to the aunt she always idolized, is doing her own
investigating. Meanwhile, Sasha begins to experience an unsettling
series of sleepwalking episodes and coincidences, which all lead
back to Violet. Pushed to her emotional limits, Sasha must finally
confront the most painful truths about her sister, and herself,
even at the risk of losing everything. Alternating between
Sasha’s narration and Cameron’s podcast transcripts,
interspersed with documents that offer a tantalizing peek at Violet
herself, Acts of Violet is an utterly original, propulsive story of
fame, deception, and forgiveness that will make you believe in
magic.
THE GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST
BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'With its countless epiphanies and surprises,
Oona proves difficult to put down' USA Today 'By turns tragic and
triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately
an uplifting and redemptive read' Guardian ___________ OONA'S LIFE
IS OUT OF ORDER Brooklyn, 1982. Oona Lockhart is about to celebrate
her 19th birthday and ring in the New Year. But at the stroke of
midnight, she finds herself in her fifty-one-year-old body,
thirty-two years into the future. Every birthday, Oona leaps into a
different year of her life at random. Still young on the inside,
but ever changing on the outside, who will she be next year?
Nineties Club Kid? World traveller? Wife to a man she's never met?
As the years pass, Oona must learn to navigate a life that's out of
order . . . but is it broken? Surprising, magical and poignant,
Margarita Montimore's debut is an uplifting joyride through an
ever-changing world that shows us what it means to truly live for
now. People can't get enough of Oona Lockhart: 'A heartfelt novel'
Kirkus 'Surprising and touching' Publishers Weekly 'A wonderful and
exciting read about living in the moment' Woman's Way 'Wow what a
book! The perfect blend of angst, romance, pop-culture, and time
travel . . . such a fun concept' Goodreads reviewer, 'I am not a
huge time travel reader but the way it was done here was so
intriguing . . . Oona had many emotions to deal with, so many
decisions to make based on snippets of her life she was putting
together like a puzzle' Goodreads reviewer, 'If Rebecca Searle's
THE DINNER LIST and Blake Crouch's RECURSION had a book baby, it
would be THE REARRANGED LIFE OF OONA LOCKHART . . . full of heart,
humour and geeky genre fun' Goodreads reviewer, 'I have never read
anything like this . . . I loved seeing [Oona's] growth and
progression as she is maturing and understanding more of what
should be experienced' Goodreads reviewer, 'I stayed up late to
read this . . . the concept was so beautifully executed . . . it's
one of those stories that keeps your brain churning about the
"what-if"s and the endless possibilities that a concept creates'
Goodreads reviewer, 'I just loved the way Oona bounced back around
at different time periods of her life, and I found myself
completely entranced to see what part of her life I would get to
see next' Goodreads reviewer,
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