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Before she was Helen

"Clementine Lakefield leads a simple life in her retirement community in Sun City, South Carolina. But while she plays cards, substitute teaches, and has learned to text with her niece and nephew, Clemmie is not who she says she is. Behind her carefree facade, she is hiding a lifetime of secret...

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Main Author: Cooney, Caroline B. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Retired teachers > Fiction.
Older women > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Glass sculpture > Fiction.
South Carolina > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Summary: "Clementine Lakefield leads a simple life in her retirement community in Sun City, South Carolina. But while she plays cards, substitute teaches, and has learned to text with her niece and nephew, Clemmie is not who she says she is. Behind her carefree facade, she is hiding a lifetime of secrets. When Clemmie's curmudgeonly neighbor goes missing, Clemmie suddenly finds herself at the center of a dangerous conspiracy..."--
Item Description: Includes reading group guide and a conversation with the author.
Physical Description: 310 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781728205120
1728205123
Author Notes: Caroline Cooney was born in 1947 in Geneva, New York. She studied music, art, and English at various colleges, but never graduated. She began writing while in college. Her young adult books include The Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie?, The Voice on the Radio, What Janie Found, No Such Person, and the Cheerleaders Series. She received an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults for Driver's Ed and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for Twenty Pageants Later. Two of her titles, The Rear View Mirror and The Face on the Milk Cartoon, were made into television movies.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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