Prose Which Grabs the Reader

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The story begins with Veronica's explanation of why people live in her small town: to hide or to die. Certainly, those words pull readers into the first chapter, especially since Veronica says her father brought her there to die. Why? Then we learn about people going to the small town in the 1900s seeking a cure for TB. Does Veronica have TB? Or some other disease?