30 Authors in 30 Days is a first of its kind event aimed at connecting readers, bloggers, and authors. Hosted by The Book Wheel, this month-long event takes place during September and features 30 authors discussing their favorite recent reads on 30 different blogs. There are also some great prizes provided by GoneReading.com and BookJigs. For the full schedule of participating authors and bloggers, visit The Book Wheel or join the Facebook group. You can also follow along on Twitter with the #30Authors hashtag!
Today I’m thrilled to be hosting Lisa O’Donnell, author of The Death of Bees, which I loved. She shares her thoughts on Crooked River by Valerie Geary.
Author Lisa O’Donnell on Crooked River by Valerie Geary
I was privileged enough recently to read an advanced copy of Crooked River by Valerie Geary due out in October. It is a mesmorizing read and I’m compelled to share.
Set in rural Oregon, Crooked River tells the tale of sisters, Sam McAlister, who is 15 years old and Ollie who is 12 and who sees ghosts or as she calls them “the shimmering” When their mother dies they are sent to live with their beekeeper father Bear, a local eccentric who lives with his two daughters under the stars in a meadow in a tepee, but soon after they arrive the girls find a young woman’s dead body in the river and instead of telling anyone they let it float away. The body is soon discovered and all evidence points at Bear. He is quickly arrested, but Sam believes her father is innocent and embarks on a desperate hunt to keep her family together. Ollie also believes her father is innocent; the spirits who surround her have told her so and are guiding her towards the truth placing both Sam and Ollie in real danger.
Embroidered in immaculate prose, this enchanting supernatural thriller engaged me from the first paragraph when the girls discover the body washed up on the banks of Crooked River. Told in the first person and from each sisters point of view thus vibrant literary debut will reward lovers of psychological mystery and with a pen so tender it will break your heart.
You can find Valerie Geary at:
Author site: http://valeriegeary.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieGearyAuthor
Twitter: @ValerieGeary
Author Bio
Lisa O’Donnell won the Orange Screenwriting Prize in 2000 for her screenplay The Wedding Gift. Her debut novel, The Death of Bees, was the winner of the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. She lives in Scotland.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2776977.Lisa_O_Donnell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DOB1972
Twitter: @LisaODonnell72
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Ooh, this sounds like a great read!
I thought the same thing and so got a copy of the book to read for October!
Thank you so much for joining in! I’m glad that Valerie was recommended because, although I haven’t read her books, she has always been supportive on Twitter (even before this event). Plus, she’s recommended by Lisa, which is just great 🙂