Maile Meloy

A love-struck young ranch hand, an aging Argentine lover, a trusted confidante who isn't a friend, and two hitchhikers named Bonnie and Clyde. Caught between opposing forces of fidelity and desire, impulse and security, innocence and experience, Meloy's unforgettable characters have each reached a fork in the road. But what kind of fool wants it only one way? These eleven...

The Apprentices is the enthralling sequel to The Apothecary, Maile Meloy's first book for young readers. Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary's son who stole her heart. She's thrown herself into an ambitious chemistry project and, when it vanishes, she suspects the rich and powerful Magnusson of stealing it. She knows she...