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Just Get Home

an intense thriller perfect for book clubs

by Bridget Foley
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"Breathtaking... so much more than a thriller." —Josh Malerman, bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie
"Hits the thriller trifecta: a natural disaster, danger around every corner, and compelling well-drawn characters." —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author
A one-more-page, up-all-night story about two strangers who need each other's help to survive the night after a devastating earthquake shakes Los Angeles.
Beegie is riding the bus when the quake hits. The teenager was heading back to her unhappy foster home, but then she's thrown into a broken world. Roads crumble, storefronts shatter and people run wild.
Dessa, a single mom, is enjoying a rare night out when it strikes. Cell towers are down, so without even knowing if her three-year-old daughter is dead or alive, she races to get back across town.
As danger escalates in the chaotic streets, Beegie and Dessa meet by a twist of fate and an act of violence. The two form a fragile partnership, relying on each other in ways they never thought possible, and learn who they really are when there's only one goal: just get home.
"A flat-out thriller [that is] also smart and insightful on timely, important ideas.... Heartbreaking and complicated in the best way... This is addictive reading that changes you as you turn the pages and stays with you long after you've finished." —Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is

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    April 13, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781488078330

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      • ISBN: 9781488078330
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      March 1, 2021
      One night, a horrific earthquake rips apart the city of Los Angeles and brings two strangers together to accomplish their common goal: just get home. Dessa is a single mom on her way home from a night out with friends when the earth shakes, leaving her standing amid the destruction all around her. Teenager Beegie couldn't care less about getting back to her abusive foster home, but when she is attacked in the wake of the quake, she needs protection from others who might do her harm. Together they team up to try to get back to Dessa's young daughter, though they have no assurance she has survived the quake. This story is told with artful suspense-building, with main characters who are heavily defined by the traumatic events of each of their pasts. The duo's journey across the sprawling metropolis will compel the reader, and the development of Beegie and Dessa's relationship brings redemption to a story set in a very harsh and unforgiving world.

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    • Library Journal

      March 19, 2021

      Dessa is a young, white, single mom of a toddler. Beegie is a Black teenager who is surviving the foster care system as best she can. When Dessa joins her friends for a girls' night out, Foley (Hugo & Rose) places her and Beegie in the center of a massive earthquake that hits Los Angeles; buildings crumble, roads collapse, looters come out, and trouble is on every corner. Dessa witnesses Beegie being raped, but phone service is out, and assistance is nowhere to be found. Beegie disappears before Dessa can help her, so Dessa starts walking home, determined to get to her daughter. On her way back, Dessa is attacked; this time it's Beegie who shows up, and she saves Dessa. The two women warriors encounter one horrifying scene after another, as their journey forces them to overcome impossible odds and incredible difficulties. Because of their shared trauma, they forge a friendship. VERDICT A natural disaster is a terrifying backdrop for this briskly paced yet emotional novel, and readers will be hard-pressed to put the book down before reaching its satisfying ending. This title will appeal to readers who enjoyed The River at Night, by Erica Ferencik, or One by One, by Ruth Ware.--Stacy Alesi, Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Lib., Lynn Univ., Boca Raton, FL

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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