Conversely, the tales of Tony and Ren stay solidly in 2010. In 2006, the stories of Britt (a college dropout whose loss of a tennis scholarship is the least of her worries), Blake and Sam (a criminal duo), and James and Owen (twins separated by a traumatic event) all begin. Throughout, readers are volleyed between these years and offered little bridge-building clues to strengthen any links in the timelines. The offbeat early morning run is set in 2010, but the book quickly shifts to 2006. He becomes the epicenter of this intriguing novel as the text carefully begins unraveling a powerful story of disenchantment, the struggle for more, and the seeming futility of trying to escape the life in which one is stuck. Some already know the runner others have no idea who he is but are drawn to him regardless. In this manner, most of the characters are introduced. As the police and various reporters relay the scene, the book jumps around to different commuters stuck in the jam. The opening outlines a chaotic scene: a teenage boy running against traffic down L.A.’s Highway 110. Ivy Pochoda’s third literary outing, Wonder Valley, is not to be missed, though it does contain a few minor flaws.
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