The Half Life: A Novel Plant Goods “Every word has the touch

“Every word has the touch of a genius

psychological richness

and a striving spirit

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The Half Life: A Novel Plant Goods “Every word has the touchFrom the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever and The House Is on Fire, a novel set on a remote Italian island about a navy wifes reckoning with power, love, and the price of staying silent in the Atomic Age. A captivating, whip smart novel about love, loyalty, and a woman torn between two lives. I utterly adored it. Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country When twenty three year old Eileen OMalley meets charismatic