The Art of Escaping by
Erin Callahan (New York: Amberjack Publishing, 2018).
Seventeen-year-old Mattie is hiding her obsession with Harry Houdini and
Dorothy Dietrich from everyone, including her best friend Stella. When Stella
takes off to boarding school for the summer, all of Mattie's anxieties bubble
to the surface, leaving her feeling adrift. To distract herself, she seeks out
Miyu, the reclusive daughter of a world-renowned escape artist whose life and
career were snuffed out by a tragic plane crash.
With Miyu's help, Mattie secretly transforms herself into a burgeoning
escapologist and performance artist. Away from the curious eyes of her peers,
she thrives in her new world of lock picking, straitjackets, and aquarium
escapes. But when Will, a popular varsity athlete from her high school,
discovers her act at an underground venue, she fears that her double life is
about to be exposed. But instead of outing her, Will tells Mattie something
he's never told anyone before and the two of them find out that not all secrets
can remain secret forever.
Told through the perspectives of the witty main characters, this funny and
fresh debut explores the power of stage personas and secret spaces, and speaks
to the uncanny ways in which friendships transform us. -- Publisher's blurb.
Erin Callahan will be presenting her debut novel The Art of Escaping at Gibson's Bookstore on Thursday, June 28,
2018 at 5:30 p.m.
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