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Authors: Karin Salvalaggio

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“Try to sleep now.”

Macy closed her eyes and focused on her breathing. She counted in her head. Her eyes fluttered open then shut again. Her whole body shuddered. She finally let go. She finally slept.

 

About the Author

KARIN SALVALAGGIO
received and MA in creative writing from Birkbeck at the University of London. Born in West Virginia and raised in an Air Force family, she grew up on a number of military bases around the United States. She now lives in London with her two children.
Burnt River
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ALSO BY
KARIN SALVALAGGIO

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Epigraph

The woman fell …

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

About the Author

Also by Karin Salvalaggio

Copyright

 

 

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

 

BURNT RIVER.
Copyright © 2015 by Karin Salvalaggio Ltd. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

 

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Cover design and photographic illustration by David Baldeosingh Rotstein

 

Cover photographs: burning trees, river, sky, and smoke © Shutterstock; woman © Eric Schwortz / Glasshouse

 

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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

 

ISBN 978-1-250-04619-2 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-4633-3 (e-book)

 

eISBN 9781466846333

 

First Edition: May 2015

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