Fledgling by Molly Harper

Molly Harper was born in Mississippi and raised in Kentucky. She earned a bachelor's degree in print journalism from Western Kentucky University. She covered courtrooms, school board meetings, quilt displays, and the arrest of a Florida guy who pretended to commit suicide by shark attack and then spent the following few months tossing pies at a local pizzeria. Molly, her husband, and their daughter live in western Kentucky.