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  The Other Valley, Scott Alexander Howard
  Atria Books, 9781668015476, February 27, 2024 (Fiction)
  

  “Scott Alexander Howard presents us with a heartbreaking commentary on predetermination and how one person can alter the course of history to create an entirely new present. Filled with raw emotion and expert prose, The Other Valley leaves a lasting impression on how precarious our futures can be.”

  —Devon Overley, Loganberry Books, Shaker Heights, OH
  
  

  “There are few wounds that cut as deeply as regret, and Scott Alexander Howard captures that pain and yearning beautifully. Odile is poised to embrace a bright, promising future when she stumbles upon a grave secret, one that portends consequences she knows will be cataclysmic. Unable to act, Odile is then driven by grief to a series of bad decisions that reset the course of her life irrevocably. A delicate dance between fate, choice, and free will, The Other Valley presses us to reexamine our own lives, and push the boundaries of how much change can truly be possible in a world so unforgiving of mistakes.”

  —Melissa Sagendorph, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA