Rent Nora, Nora

Synopsis

It is 1961 and Peyton McKenzie, motherless since birth and now 13, doesn't quite know what to make of Nora Findlay. Nora smokes, swears, laughs a lot, and seems to have done everything fun there is to do in the world. When Nora takes a teaching job at the local high school, it seems she might stay on in Lytton forever, despite snide comments from some neighbors. Slowly, Peyton begins to realize that underneath Nora's feisty facade something from her past is troubling her. Though Nora has tried to run away from the life she had before, a secret follows her, one that is so shocking it will stun the residents of this small, segregated town and forever change the life of young Peyton.

"A mesmerizing story, told with skilled assurance and with Ms. Siddon's unmatchable authenticity." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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