Coincidence
“Playful, inventive, and fast-paced, Coincidence sweeps you up and carries you along…The droll, sharp-witted narrator spins this tale with the lightest of touches, all the way to its perfect ending. I adored this book.”
Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author
What determines the course of our lives? Chance … or destiny?
On Midsummer's Day, 1982, three-year-old Azalea Ives is found alone at a seaside fairground.
One year later, her mother's body washes up on a beach-her link to Azalea unnoticed.
On Midsummer's Day, 1992, her adoptive parents are killed in a Ugandan rebel uprising; Azalea is narrowly rescued by a figure from her past.
Terrified that she, too, will meet her fate on Midsummer's Day, Azalea approaches Thomas Post, an expert in debunking coincidences. Azalea's past, he insists, is random-but as Midsummer's Day approaches, he worries that she may bring fate upon herself.
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