Longings of Wayward Girls by Karen Brown

Longings of Wayward Girls
by Karen Brown

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Published: July 2013
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Genre: Mystery
Paperback: 336 pages
Rating: 5

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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.

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): shadowy side
The small town vibe is captured well. A couple mysteries are revealed as a woman comes to terms with her past and present. Gets you thinking about what it is to be a mother.

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Longings of Wayward Girls
by Karen Brown
just released: July 2013
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.

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Stacking the Shelves - 7.27.13

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

The Strange Tale of Panorama Island
by Suehiro Maruo
-graphic novel, japan
The 1920s art deco-like illustrations along with the mysterious storyline intrigued me.

For Review:

Illuminations
A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen
by Mary Sharratt
-historical
courtesy of Historical Virtual Book Tours
Thanks Amy!
lookout: my tour post with giveaway will appear in November

The Longings of Wayward Girls
by Karen Brown
-thriller, women's fiction
courtesy of Atria Books Galley Alley
(via Shelf Awareness)
Thanks Judith!

Timepiece
(Hourglass #2)
by Myra McEntire
-fantasy, YA
courtesy of publisher and MMP
Thanks Karen!

Infinityglass
(Hourglass #3)
by Myra McEntire
-fantasy, YA
courtesy of publisher and MMP
Thanks Karen!
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Gift:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver
-memoir, organic living
Thanks Suzanne!
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