The Popcorn Girl: a novel Paperback 1517610346 9781517610340 Michael J. Vaughn

Honorable Mention, 2016 New England Book Festival. Top Five Pick, 2016, jennyredbug.com When the owner of an atheist bookshop falls for the girl who works in the moviehouse across the street, he has no idea what he's getting into. Jasmina is the survivor of a toxically religious upbringing, and has managed to escape only by losing her original identity and, when the pressure gets too much, etching a staircase of cuts into her arm. When Paul discovers a missing person flyer with a picture of a twelve-year-old Jasmina, the psychological fireworks are about the begin. A mind-bending thriller from the author of Frosted Glass.