The Precious One: A Novel

"After her estranged father falls ill, Taisy Cleary returns to the town where she grew up and becomes embroiled in the life of her half-sister, 16-year-old Willow. Home-schooled Willow is floundering in her first year of private school, but she’s not exactly ready to accept any help from her long-gone sister. As the two adjust to each other, Willow’s world broadens and Taisy reconnects with a lost love, and they each learn to redefine and expand their ideas of love and family. Smart, vibrant, textured and lyrical."