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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Lilliam Rivera
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DESCRIPTION:Fashion-obsessed Samara gets her dream job working for legenda
 ry designer Antonio Mota\, but it's not long before Samara's dream life be
 gins to turn into a living nightmare. \n.\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Fashion-obsessed Samara finally has the li
 fe she&rsquo\;s always dreamed of: a high-powered job with legendary desig
 ner Antonio Mota. A new home in sunny California\, far away from those dra
 b Jersey winters. And an intriguing love interest\, Brandon\, a wealthy in
 vestor in Mota&rsquo\;s fashion line.</p>\n<p>But it&rsquo\;s not long bef
 ore Samara&rsquo\;s dream life begins to turn into a living nightmare\, as
  Mota&rsquo\;s big fashion show approaches and the pressure on Samara turn
 s crushing. Perhaps that&rsquo\;s why Samara begins hearing voices in the 
 dark in her room at night&mdash\;and seeing strange things that can&rsquo\
 ;t be explained away by stress and anxiety\, or by the number of drinks sh
 e consumes every night.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />And it may not only be Samara
 &rsquo\;s unraveling psyche\, because she soon discovers hints that her ne
 w city&mdash\;and the house of Mota&mdash\;may have been built on a founda
 tion of secrets and lies. Now Samara must uncover what hideous truths lurk
  in the shadows of this illusory world of glamor and beauty\, before those
  shadows claim her&hellip\;</p>\n<p><strong>Registration is required. Regi
 stration closes at the start of the program.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<hr />\n
 <p><em><strong>Lilliam Rivera</strong> is a MacDowell Fellow and an award-
 winning author of eight works of fiction: four young adult novels\, three 
 middle grade books\, and a graphic novel for DC Comics. Her books have bee
 n awarded a Pura Belpr&eacute\; honor and featured on NPR and in The New Y
 orker\, the Los Angeles Times\, The New York Times\, and multiple &ldquo\;
 best of&rdquo\; lists. Her novel Never Look Back is slated for a movie ada
 ptation. A Bronx\, New York\, native\, Lilliam Rivera currently lives in L
 os Angeles. Tiny Threads is her first book for adults.</em></p>\n<p><span 
 style="color: #999999\;"><em>Presented by Adult Services</em></span></p>\n
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