The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin-Used Kirstin Chen In downtown Chicago

In downtown Chicago

a prominent politician

And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists

But she has her own dark secret to protect…and will go to any lengths to keep it safe

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The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin-Used Kirstin Chen In downtown ChicagoIn the spring of 1981, the young Skinner siblingsfierce Renee, dreamy Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fionalose their father to a heart attack and their mother to a paralyzing depression, events that thrust them into a period they will later call the Pause. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that stretches before them, the siblings navigate the dangers and resentments of the Pause to emerge fiercely loyal