{"id":112908,"date":"2022-07-09T23:47:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T03:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112908"},"modified":"2022-07-09T23:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T03:47:14","slug":"lehigh-valley-native-leahey-mcgeegan-debuts-first-novel-on-summer-camp-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112908","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley native Leahey McGeegan debuts first novel on summer camp thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo of Colleen McKeegan<\/a> by Sylvie Rosokoff<\/a><\/p>\n

Colleen Leahey McKeegan,\u00a0<\/strong>who grew up in the Salisbury\/ East Penn area and a graduate of Emmaus High School, is making her debut as an author with a book published through Harper Collins.\u00a0 Not an easy feat for any author, let alone a first-time author.<\/p>\n

Her first novel, The Wild One,<\/em>\u00a0is a summer camp thriller set in the Poconos. The book release is timely for summer camp and beach reading season.\u00a0 The Wall Street Journal featured a front-page story on the lessons learned at summer camps in its weekly Review section (7\/09\/2022).<\/p>\n

The Wild One<\/em>\u00a0is getting good reviews and has been featured in\u00a0People, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, The Skimm,<\/em>\u00a0and more.\u00a0 \u00a0Harper Collins has signed McGeegan on to write additional books.<\/p>\n

Leahey McGeegan will be\u00a0signing her new book from 4-6 pm, July 14 at Barnes & Noble at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Audiences love the PA familiarity of this nail-biting novel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAddictive from its first pages\u201d and \u201ca riveting tale of secrets, shame and a harrowing reckoning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Megan Abbott, New York Times\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0The Turnout\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Dare Me<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“[The Wild One<\/em>] has hints of Tana French and Tara Isabella Burton without being as dark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An engaging thriller that touches on tough topics without becoming voyeuristic.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE WILD ONE<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Harper; June 14, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0is a dark and twisted coming-of-age thriller that reminds us that the past is never truly past. As three young women return to the woods of the summer camp where a childhood trauma inextricably bound them in secrecy a decade ago, much more than their carefully cultivated fa\u00e7ade of normalcy is threatened. They reunite in the Poconos to confront their demons, but can they even trust each other — and how far will each go to make sure the long-hidden truth stays that way?<\/p>\n

We all played a part in what happened that summer, and so we shared the burden of silence. For years, the three of us were the only ones who knew that I\u2019m the one who killed him. And now I\u2019m back in the same woods where it all began, once again helpless beneath towering oaks and elms and pines. They whisper to each other like they, too, want to unleash the truth.<\/em><\/p>\n

The narrative alternates between past and present and takes readers into narrator Amanda Brooks\u2019 mind as both child and adult, brilliantly captures the depth of her trauma and guilt, and highlights Colleen McKeegan\u2019s natural storytelling gifts. Before turning to fiction, McKeegan was the senior features editor at\u00a0Marie Claire<\/em>, and she has held various editorial roles at\u00a0The Cut<\/em>,\u00a0Fast Company<\/em>,\u00a0Bloomberg<\/em>,\u00a0Fortune<\/em>,\u00a0The New Yorker,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bicycling<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It is the perfect summer read.<\/em><\/p>\n

TO ORDER the book, visit THE WILD ONE<\/em><\/a>\u00a0. Barnes & Noble or Amazon.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nPete Waldron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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