The Given World: A Novel

When her big brother is declared MIA in Vietnam, young Riley packs up her shattered heart and leaves her family, her first love, and a few small things behind. By trial and error she builds a new life, working on cars, delivering newspapers, tending bar. She befriends, rescues, and is rescued by a similarly vagabond cast of characters. Foolhardy, funny, and wise, Riley's challenge as she grows into a woman is simple: survive long enough to go home again, or at least figure out where home is, and who might be among the living there.

• | Author: Marian Palaia
• | Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• | Publication Date: Apr 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1476778043
• | ISBN-13: 9781476778044