Bent Road
A Novel
$42.74
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2012
Summary
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel”Don’t be fooled by the novel’s apparent simplicity- What emerges from the surface is a tale of extraordinary emotional power, one of longstanding pain set against the pulsating drumbeat of social change.“-Sarah Weinman, NPR.org For twenty years, Celia Scott has watched her husband, Arthur, hide from the secrets surrounding his sister Eve’s death. But when the 1967 Detroit riots frighten him even more than his Kansas past, he convinces Celia to pa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452297593 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0452297591 |
| Author: | Lori Roy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | New American Library |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 137mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Lori Roy masterfully mixes a noir approach with gothic undertones for an engrossing story about family secrets and tragedies… . Bent Road is one of the best debuts of 2011.”
“Even the simplest scenes crackle with suspense.” — Beth Perry, People“Lori Roy masterfully mixes a noir approach with gothic undertones for an engrossing story about family secrets and tragedies… . Bent Road is one of the best debuts of 2011.” — Oline Cogdill, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
About The Author
Lori Roy
Lori Roy was born and raised in the Midwest, where she was a tax accountant before turning her focus to writing. Roy lives with her family in west central Florida. This is her first novel.
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