β Scribed by Elizabeth Eulberg
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**An exciting new direction for acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg,Past Perfect Life is a tense and tender read about secrets and lies, reality and identity, and the ways we put ourselves back together when everything is broken. ** Small-town Wisconsin high school senior Allison Smith loves her life the way it is--spending quality time with her widowed father and her tight-knit circle of friends, including best friend Marian and maybe-more-than-friends Neil. Sure she is stressed out about college applications . . . who wouldnβt be? In a few short months, everythingβs going to change, big time. But when Ally files her applications, they send up a red flag . . . because sheβs not Allison Smith. And Allyβs--make that Amanda βs--ordinary life is suddenly blown apart. Was everything before a lie? Who will she be after? And what will she do as now comes crashing down around her? Perfect for fans of Far From the Tree , this is the story of one teenβs search for herself amid the confusion of a shattered past and a future far from all she planned. **
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