ABOUT THE AUTHOR
An award-winning poet and bestselling author with a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing, MARISA DE LOS SANTOS lives in Wilmington, Delaware, with her husband, the children’s book author David Teague, and their son and daughter. She’s the author of the bestsellers Love Walked In and Belong to Me.
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PRAISE
“The mix of perfectly realized personalities and genuine emotion makes this a winner.”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.”—BOSTON GLOBE
“Prose that shines in moments of tenderness.”—PEOPLE
“De los Santos keeps us totally engaged with these fragile creatures, who get under our skin and, ultimately, into our hearts.”—LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW)
“Witty and intelligent.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Poignant, heart-tugging.”—WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
OTHER WORKS
Belong to Me
Love Walked In
CREDITS
COVER DESIGN BY MARY SCHUCK
COPYRIGHT
FALLING TOGETHER. Copyright © 2011 by Marisa de los Santos.
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
FIRST EDITION
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.
ISBN 978-0-06-167087-9 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-06-210635-3 (international edition)
EPub Edition © OCTOBER 2011 ISBN: 9780062100726
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