MEET DAVID JAMES PARR
David James Parr was born on a cul-de-sac in central Ohio and grew up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, where he learned how to spell "cul-de-sac" and how to mispronounce "rural", respectively. He started writing short stories at an early age and majored in creative writing at The Ohio State University. He is a three-time winner of The Tennessee Williams Prize for Short Fiction, a semifinalist for The O’Neill Playwrights Conference, and a two-time finalist at The Austin Film Festival’s Playwrighting Competition. David currently lives and works in Manhattan.
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The Thing With Annie
On the verge of 17, introverted Veronica "Ronnie" Miller flees with her mom to the rural town of Brilliant, Illinois to escape their troubled past. Feeling lost and outcast in her new town, Ronnie is quickly drawn to the enigmatic Annie Sommers, igniting an intense friendship sparked by shared experiences of trauma, denial, and defiance. When Ronnie's dangerous past catches up to her, she turns to Annie for help. Annie, however, has plans of her own.
“The thing with Annie is that she doesn’t let go. The thing with Annie is that I can’t let go of her.”
From award-winning author David James Parr comes The Thing With Annie, a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the complex landscape of memory, abuse, and the devastating cost of silence. Oscillating between the mid-1990s and present-day Chicago, this haunting tale follows the journey of a woman unraveling the teenage friendship that transformed her small-town adolescence—and left scars that linger even decades later.
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