The Isle of Youth Angie Kim and close-knit bonds—until a devastating

and close-knit bonds—until a devastating event quietly fractures their idyllic life

magically enveloping us in the allure of mountains at every level

she plans her escape to London

Contains extra material including some photographs

The Isle of Youth Angie Kim and close-knit bonds—until a devastatingLaura van den Bergs gorgeous new book, The Isle of Youth , explores the lives of women mired in secrecy and deception. From a newlywed caught in an inscrutable marriage, to private eyes working a baffling case in South Florida, to a teenager who assists her magician mother and steals from the audience, the characters in these bewitching stories are at once vulnerable and dangerous, bighearted and ruthless, and they will do what it takes to survive.