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This memoir is as haunting, as memorable, and as magnetic as the tragic young woman at its core. I tore through it at lightning speed but I also didn't want it to end. -- Amanda Fortini, freelance journalist This lyrical and compelling memoir shows how Atlantis changed both Bonner's life and the lives of others with her raw talent and electric presence. -- Booklist In mournful, meticulous and sometimes wryly funny prose, The Book of Atlantis Black gives us an unforgettable portrait of an impossible yet compelling young woman taken down by her own demons, and fighting every step of the way. -- David Gates, songwriter and co-lead singer of the musical group Bread Fascinating and maddening...The reader is made to feel what it's like to be denied answers in an essential search. -- Amy Hempel, author of The Collected Works of Amy Hempel Carefully crafted, haunting, and absorbing, this thrilling memoir echoes in the head and heart long after the final page. -- Kirkus Reviews Betsy Bonner has crafted a terse, urgent page-turner that is equally ode, elegy, and mystery. -- Chelsey Johnson, author of Stray City A haunting, profound investigative memoir that will resonate with readers as both a compelling true crime story and an affecting literary work. Bonner creates a sense of closeness with readers that makes this book a challenge to put down or forget. -- Library Journal (starred review) [A] piercing true crime investigation...The Book of Atlantis Black assumes the qualities of the departed musician herself: marked by yearning, it revolves around absences and is irresistible to the end. -- Foreword Reviews

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