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Mar 28, 2017 andrew mccarthy is the author of the new york times bestselling travel memoir, the longest way home. Just fly away hardcover the elliott bay book company. Just fly away hardcover politics and prose bookstore. Just fly away is about a young teen girl names lucy who finds out that her father has an eight year old son with another woman that both her father and her mother kept a secret. Then one day, andrew started writing from the point of view of his favorite character, the 15yearold daughter, and the words just started flowing. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Actor andrew mccarthy to discuss new ya book just fly away. Andrew mccarthy stops by to talk about his career and debut novel, just fly away. Fast forward a few months, and just fly away by andrew mccarthy has now left the nest and is out in the world.
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