Silver Lines
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With her father's old truck totaled, her best friend six feet under, and guilt weighing in her chest, aspiring singer-songwriter Evie Pearce fled the quiet town of her childhood to live with her aunt in Manhattan, hoping to lose herself in the city's noise.
Tucked in an alcove near her aunt's apartment is The Greenhouse, a small café and flower shop where Evie meets Grace-a soft-spoken, poet-loving barista willing to sacrifice anything to keep her adopted brother safe amidst their parent's ongoing divorce.
Silver Lines is a collection of prose, poetry, and dialogue shared in a New York café between two dreamers learning to grieve, heal, and love, without losing sight of the silver lining in the clouds.
》1st place in the Creative Awards 2019 hosted by @Vvanillaa
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