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For Grace Bonner, the bond of sisterhood is an exquisite, painful thing. In The Book of Atlantis Black, Bonner unravels the mystery of her sister and what happened in the final months before her disappearance, alleged overdose, and death. With access to Atlantis's email and social media accounts, Bonner attempts to decipher and construct a narrative around the circumstances surrounding her probable death: Frantic and unintelligible notes on Facebook, alarming images of Atlantis with a handgun tucked in the waistband of her pants, Craigslist companionship ads, DEA agent testimony, video surveillance, police reports, and various phone calls and moments-in-the-flesh conjured from memory. Through the construction and deconstruction of these materials and the history only she and Atlantis shared, Bonner finds questions that lead to only more questions, red flags that point in no particular direction, leaving her to decide how far she will go to understand a sister who, like the mythical island she renamed herself for, might prove impossible to find.

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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

[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 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) Betsy Bonner has crafted a terse, urgent page-turner that is equally ode, elegy, and mystery. -- Chelsey Johnson, author of Stray City Carefully crafted, haunting, and absorbing, this thrilling memoir echoes in the head and heart long after the final page. -- Kirkus Reviews 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 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 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 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

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