The Longings of Wayward Girls
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Publisher
Tantor and Blackstone Publishing
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9798200054763Synopsis
Product Description
It's an idyllic New England summer, and Sadie is a precocious only child on the edge of adolescence. It seems like July and August will pass lazily by, just as they have every year before. But one day, Sadie and her best friend play a seemingly harmless prank on a neighborhood girl. Soon after, that same little girl disappears from a backyard barbecue—and she is never seen again. Twenty years pass, and Sadie is still living in the same quiet suburb. She's married to a good man, has two beautiful children, and seems to have put her past behind her. But when a boy from her old neighborhood returns to town, the nightmares of that summer will begin to resurface, and its unsolved mysteries will finally become clear.
Review
"A nerve-racking, psychologically complex novel sure to haunt readers–especially those with dark secrets of their own."– "Booklist (starred review)"
"Haunting and delicate and beautiful, with the spark and charge of a psychological thriller. Karen Brown writes like an angel, but the shadows of past ghosts linger on every page. I could not put this compelling novel down."– "Jennifer Gilmore, author of Something Red"
A nerve-racking, psychologically complex novel sure to haunt [listeners]–-especially those with dark secrets of their own.– "Booklist Starred Review"
About the Author
Karen Brown is the author of several works, including Little Sinners and Other Stories, which won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize, the John Gardner Book Award, and was named a Best Book of 2012 by Publishers Weekly. Her Pins and Needles: Stories was the recipient of AWPs Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction. Her work has been featured in The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories, the New York Times, and Good Housekeeping. She teaches creative writing and literature at the University of South Florida.
It's an idyllic New England summer, and Sadie is a precocious only child on the edge of adolescence. It seems like July and August will pass lazily by, just as they have every year before. But one day, Sadie and her best friend play a seemingly harmless prank on a neighborhood girl. Soon after, that same little girl disappears from a backyard barbecue—and she is never seen again. Twenty years pass, and Sadie is still living in the same quiet suburb. She's married to a good man, has two beautiful children, and seems to have put her past behind her. But when a boy from her old neighborhood returns to town, the nightmares of that summer will begin to resurface, and its unsolved mysteries will finally become clear.
Review
"A nerve-racking, psychologically complex novel sure to haunt readers–especially those with dark secrets of their own."– "Booklist (starred review)"
"Haunting and delicate and beautiful, with the spark and charge of a psychological thriller. Karen Brown writes like an angel, but the shadows of past ghosts linger on every page. I could not put this compelling novel down."– "Jennifer Gilmore, author of Something Red"
A nerve-racking, psychologically complex novel sure to haunt [listeners]–-especially those with dark secrets of their own.– "Booklist Starred Review"
About the Author
Karen Brown is the author of several works, including Little Sinners and Other Stories, which won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize, the John Gardner Book Award, and was named a Best Book of 2012 by Publishers Weekly. Her Pins and Needles: Stories was the recipient of AWPs Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction. Her work has been featured in The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories, the New York Times, and Good Housekeeping. She teaches creative writing and literature at the University of South Florida.
Dimensions
145 mm × 132 mm
234 g
