Quicksilver

by Emily Meyer

On her fourteenth birthday, Lyra Hearney pawns off her Aunt Betty’s precious family heirlooms to run away from home. She expects letting go of the past to be just as easy. However, miles away from home, memories of her past life still haunt fragments of the small town of Carver, Minnesota, summer escapades with her doomed childhood love, Trace Forrester, and most ominously the aching memory of the hidden life her eccentric collector Aunt Betty has carefully stashed alongside her precious antique collection. Lyra is forced to confront the painful question of what weighs painful relics of the past or the seedy guilt of moving on?

Quicksilver is a haunting coming-of-age literary novel about outgrowing the past, moving on without closure, and learning to live with the memory of the past-- even when it refuses to let you go.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2026

Reviews

[lolita · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING! Beautifully descriptive and a wonderful world to get lost in. You get soaked into the story of Lyra, a teenage girl facing a first love, family secrets, and the reality of finding yourself at a young age. If you’re looking for your next read, Quicksilver offers so much for everyone- a weekend-binge, a rainy day comfort, a friend for those feeling lost. Highly recommended for any level reader.

[unclejezzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

couldn’t put down