Mackenna on the Edge

This sequel/prequel to The Incredible
Transformations of Alice Hollywood, takes place nearly twenty years after a
fiery crash changed Em Martín’s life. Now living in Los Angeles, and known as
Mackenna, a recent life-altering tragedy has her in an emotional tailspin.
Memories and regrets previously buried and ignored have been churned up.

In a desperate effort to stop her downward
progression, Mackenna turns to her writing for emotional support; as well as a
vehicle for getting to the root cause of her current mental and emotional
frailty. While culling through her life for clues, the Southland is rocked by a
devastating earthquake, further complicating her difficult self-exploration.
Enter Eve, an earthquake refugee and an uncomfortable reminder of a past Mackenna
has spent many years trying to ignore—and forget. A delicate dance of avoidance
ensues until a devastating secret is exposed, driving Mackenna to the edge of
disaster. Will Eve be the last straw, and push Mackenna over the edge? Or will
she be the one to save Mackenna from the lower depths?

Mackenna has always been quiet on the quiet
side—almost an awkward kind of quiet. She's a keen observer and not one to talk
too much about herself or her life. But she has a secret she’s been keeping for
nearly twenty years that's eating her alive. Since the untimely death of her
parents and the subsequent inheritance of unfathomable proportions, Mackenna is
sinking and sinking fast. She’s a writer who finds it easier to express her
feelings with words, and so she begins to self-explore her downward spiral
before it’s too late. Before she does something she can’t undo.

In a departure from her first novel, The Incredible Transformations of Alice Hollywood, Djuna Shellam lets Mackenna Martín share her story and explore her
life—how she got to the point she is in the story in the first person
narrative. Intermingled with omniscient narrative, Shellam takes us back and
forth in time in a seamless fashion to tell the story in a story. Prepare
yourself for a stunning twist that will take your breath away.