Sweet Hearts: A Novel

A fierce, tender, and utterly original work, a story of family, love, and the mysteries that bind us.

In this haunting and unforgettable novel, first published in 2001, Melanie Rae Thon entwines family myth with the currents of American history, tracing the patterns of loss, wandering, and the quiet violence that shapes generations. At its center are Flint, a sixteen-year-old caught between boyhood's follies and the hardened instincts of a criminal, and his younger sister, Cecile, whose loya...