Echo Point [Paperback]

Bron never intended to move back to Australia. Wracked with guilt over her sister Libbys death, shes spent three months trying to handle her grief while taking care of Libbys young daughter, Annie.

Libbys best friend Ally never had a chance to say good-bye to her dear friend. When she finally returns home, Ally finds Libbys family open and welcoming&everyone, that is, except Libbys sister Bron.

For her part, Bron cant fathom why her family is so enamored with Allyeven offering her a job and a place to livebut grudgingly admires the way Ally and Annie get along.

While Bron contemplates moving Annie to Boston and away from the only home the little girl has ever known, bushfires begin to rage in the nearby mountains, and Bron begins to see that shes sorely underestimated her sisters friend.

Soon Allys past and Brons future collidewith a heat and wonder that neither of them expected.Virginia Hale lives in Sydney, Australia, and is currently working on her masters degree in Childrens Literature. When she isnt writing or studying, she is dreaming up trips to New York City and Boston. Echo Pointset in the heartland of the Blue Mountains, Australiais her debut novel.