When she unwittingly witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator, her relatively stable life is upended. Suddenly, everyone from the police to the dead boys parents want to talk to Maddy about what she saw. As adults pressure her to give up her secrets and reunite with her own family before she meets a similar fate, Maddy must decide whether she wants to stay lost or be found. Against the backdrop of a radically changing San Francisco, a city which embraces a booming tech economy while struggling to maintain its culture of tolerance, At the Edge of the Haight follows the lives of those who depend on makeshift homes and communities. As judge Hillary Jordan says, “This book pulled me deep into a world I knew little about, bringing the struggles of its young, homeless inhabitants - the kind of people we avoid eye contact with on the street - to vivid, poignant life. The novel demands that you take a close look. If you knew, could you still ignore, fear, or condemn them? And knowing, how can you ever forget?”
- ISBN10 1643750232
- ISBN13 9781643750231
- Publish Date 19 January 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 December 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Algonquin Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English
- URL http://melia.co.uk/page/detail/?k=9781643750231