the library of lost things laura taylor namey

Still, after spending her whole life keeping people out, something about Asher makes Darcy want to open up. Fairy tales are one thing, but real love makes her want to hide inside her carefully constructed ink-and-paper bomb shelter. For the first time in her life, Darcy can't seem to find the right words. While Darcy is struggling to survive beneath the weight of her mother's compulsive shopping, Asher Fleet, a former teen pilot with an unexpectedly shattered future, walks into the bookstore where she works.and straight into her heart. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. (Oct.'From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. Agent: Natascha Morris, BookEnds Literary. Featuring a strong supporting cast-including Darcy’s boss, the owner of a wig shop-this compassionate, insightful novel will be relevant to anyone who has felt burdened by a secret. Darcy’s emergence from her protective shell of fictional characters and worlds creates an emotional journey. In this complex romance, debut author Namey paints a painfully realistic portrait of a teen playing an adult role in a dysfunctional family. Bighearted Asher is open about the physical and emotional challenges he faces after a car accident, and Darcy seeks the courage to be as honest about her life. Worried that she and her mother will have to move if the manager sees the state of their unit, Darcy must face the harsh truths about her mother’s disorder, even as she experiences her first romantic feelings for a boy she meets at her local bookstore job.

Bent on keeping others out, Darcy has turned inward, burying herself in books, but the new apartment manager’s plans for interior renovations forces her back to reality.

For years, 17-year-old Darcy, who seems to be white, has hidden her single mother’s shopping and hoarding addictions from everyone except her Cuban/Mexican best friend, Marisol, and Marisol’s brother, who does repairs in their chaotic San Diego apartment.

The library of lost things laura taylor namey