My Name is Anton: A Novel
English
By (author): Catherine Ryan Hyde
New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde returns with a hopeful novel of sacrifice, two lost souls, and enduring love.
Its 1965, and life has taken a turn for eighteen-year-old Anton Addison-Rice. Nearly a year after his brother died in a tragic accident, Anton is still woundedphysically and emotionally. Alone for the holidays, he catches a glimpse of his neighbor Edith across the street one evening and realizes that shes in danger.
Anton is determined to help Edith leave her abusive marriage. Frightened and fifteen years Antons senior, Edith is slow to trust. But when she needs a safe place to stay, she lets down her guard, and over the course of ten days an unlikely friendship grows. As Anton falls hopelessly and selflessly in love, Edith fears both her husband finding her and Anton getting hurt. She must disappear without telling anyone where shes goingeven Anton.
If keeping Edith safe means letting her go, Anton will say goodbye forever. Or so he believes. What would happen, though, if one day their paths should cross again?
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