Things That Still Work - Summer Smith
Summer Smith crafts young adult fiction that dives deep into the human heart. With a knack for capturing raw emotion, she's known for stories that explore the complexities of identity, the crushing weight of loss, and the journey toward redemption. If you're looking for a book that will make you feel deeply (and maybe even shed a tear or two), you've found your next read. A lifelong writer with a fondness for '70s and '80s film and music, Summer lives in the Midwest, where she's always dreaming up her next poignant tale.
GENRE: Young Adult Fiction
Blurb:
Things That Still Work is a wry, melancholic, and mortally imperfect novel about the slow undoing and resurrection of Owen Radley, a 29-year-old once-renowned music professor who has disappeared from public life following heartbreak and artistic burnout.
