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In her sophomore novel (after The Atomic Weight of Love), Church whisks readers to the 1960s. Lily Decker's family is killed in a car accident when she is a child, and her cold aunt and creepy uncle take her in. The driver of the other car, whom Lily calls "The Aviator," becomes her benefactor, paying for dance lessons. After years of abuse from her uncle, Lily flees Kansas and heads to Veg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More