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Chris Bohjalian will publish a new novel next year

The Amateur follows a woman haunted by a tragedy that occurred when she was a young woman, and the secrets that later rise to the surface

Bohjalian tells PEOPLE that writing the book was “alchemic,” and teases that it’s reminiscent of one of his other titles

Don't let the title of his forthcoming novel fool you — Chris Bohjalian is far from an amateur.

The bestselling author’s upcoming book The Amateur , is due out next year from Doubleday, an imprint of Penguin Random House. PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover.

Beginning in 1978, The Amateur follows golf prodigy Mira Winston. One day, when Mira was practicing golf as a teenager, a stray ball accidentally hit a high school caddy named Kenny Foster in

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