SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO

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SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO

Darla McKendrick is nine when she first hears her mother and her aunt Didi secretly discussing their younger sister, Rebecca, speculating about her life in squalor. From the moment Darla asks to know more about her mysterious aunt, she is offered nothing but half-truths, distortions, and evasions.

As Darla grows into her teen years, her life is oddly yet profoundly affected by this woman she has never known. She canâ€™t help but notice that Rebecca seems to exist only in dark corners of conversations and that no one ever wants to talk about herâ€”with Darla. Neither Darla nor her three cousins have a clue about their aunt, yet their respective parents appear to recoil in fear at the sound of her name.

SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO is a 1970s coming-of-age story shrouded in family mystery. As the plot takes twists and turns, secrets are revealed not only to Darla but to the â€œsecret keepersâ€ as well. Darla learns that families are only as strong as the truths they hold and as weak as the secrets they keep.

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