Where You Once Belonged - by Lorna Graham (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A writer at Dateline NBC tries her hand at a different kind of mystery, perfect for fans of Chandler Baker's Whisper Network, where a cynical TV news producer sells out her principles to rise to her network's top job, and comes face-to-face with what appears to be her idealistic teenage self.

Everleigh Page is on the cusp of greatness. Executive producer of an award-winning primetime news magazine, she's just been offered a role never attained by a woman at her network: president of the news division. It will be her job to shape coverage of world events and mold the journalists of tomorrow.

Too bad in order to get here she's sold out most of the principles she held as an idealistic young reporter. Too bad she's just, at the direction of her boss, fired two of her best staffers and killed an important investigative story that could save lives. As a woman, she knows, you have to play ball to get to the top. Even if it means bending your moral code or breaking up with your boyfriend. Sean may be the love of her life, but his large, complicated family has started taking up too much of her time.

Her younger self wouldn't recognize her. Or will she?

When a college reunion takes a mystical twist, Everleigh finds herself defending her choices to the toughest critic in the world and confronting a crucial question: can she possibly right all the wrongs she was willing to tolerate just an hour ago?

Review Quotes

"A must-read for anyone who loves stories full of dynamic and well-fleshed-out female characters. . . . Women's fiction, suspense, or drama readers won't want to miss this book. . . . one of those stories that lingers with you, and prompts you to reflect on the events that shape who you are."--Readers' Favorite, FIVE STARS

"I couldn't put this one down! A smart, absorbing contemporary novel with a touch of magic, Where You Once Belonged is a must-read for anyone who loves to root for the underdog. Lorna Graham has gifted her readers with an expertly paced, riveting examination of power structures, justice, and what constitutes a true happy ending. Readers will love these characters!"--L. Alison Heller, author of The Neighbor's Secret, The Never Never Sisters and The Love Wars

"Compelling and timely, Where You Once Belonged is a gripping story of an executive's journey back to her past and toward an awareness of her current, flawed self. As she did in her first novel, Lorna Graham uses the supernatural to excellent effect, with historical characters holding modernity to account."--Daphne Uviller, author of This Was Not The Plan

"Where You Once Belonged is a brilliant tale of abandonment, betrayal, and friendship that winds back and forth in time, illuminating the ways in which a woman's past have tragically affected her present. Mysticism lends its hand, and life-shaping misunderstandings surface­--leading to truths that bring clarity and grace. Lorna Graham's writing is mesmerizing, empathetic, and so absorbing that readers will find this novel impossible to put down."--Karen Uhlmann, author of Intersections

"Where You Once Belong pulls you in like a beach read, makes you think like a book club pick, and delivers a whopper of a twist like the best TV magazine show. I couldn't put it down and the ending--that's somehow both shattering and uplifting--still haunts me."--Andrea Canning, Dateline NBC correspondent

About the Author

Lorna Graham is the author of The Ghost of Greenwich Village (Random House/Ballantine) and is a writer at Dateline NBC. She has written numerous documentaries, including Auschwitz, produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Meryl Streep, which competed at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Across numerous films, PSAs, and speeches, she's written for Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, and Morgan Freeman. She graduated from Barnard College and lives in Greenwich Village.