The Sisters of Glass Ferry
  • Published: 25 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9781496734235
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $32.99

The Sisters of Glass Ferry

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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a haunting story set deep in moonshine country, where love, loss, redemption and atonement intersect in the dark secrets surrounding a 1952 prom night when two teens go missing in rural Kentucky.

A SIBA Okra Pick
A Southern Book Prize Finalist

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a haunting story set deep in moonshine country, where love, loss, redemption and atonement intersect in the dark secrets surrounding a 1952 prom night when two teens go missing in rural Kentucky.

A SIBA Okra Pick
A Southern Book Prize Finalist

Glass Ferry, Kentucky, is bourbon country. Whiskey has been a way of life for generations, enabling families to provide and survive even in the darkest times. Flannery Butler's daddy, Beauregard "Honey Bee" Butler, was known for making some of the best whiskey in the state. And Flannery is the only person Honey Bee ever entrusted with his recipes before he passed on, swearing her to secrecy as he did so.

But Flannery is harboring other secrets too, about her twin sister Patsy, older by eight minutes and pretty in a way Flannery knows she'll never be. Then comes the prom night when Patsy--wearing a yellow chiffon dress and the family pearls--disappears along with her date. Every succeeding year on the twins' birthday, Flannery's mother bakes a strawberry cake, convinced that this is the day Patsy will finally come home. But it will be two tumultuous decades until the muddy river yields a clue about what happened that night, compelling Flannery to confront the truth about her sleepy town, her family's past, and the choices she and those closest to her have made in the name of love and retribution...
  • Published: 25 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9781496734235
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the author

Kim Michele Richardson

NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kim Michele Richardson, is a multiple-award winning author who has written five works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir. Kim Michele was born and raised in Kentucky and lives there with her family and beloved dogs. She is also the founder of Shy Rabbit, a writers residency and scholarship implemented for low-income writers.

To learn more, please visit Kim Michele on her Facebook page and or website at www.kimmichelerichardson.com

Also by Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman's Daughter
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
GodPretty in the Tobacco Field
Liar's Bench
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Praise for The Sisters of Glass Ferry

Praise for The Sisters of Glass Ferry

"Richardson delivers a gripping, hauntingly atmospheric Southern Gothic tale that stayed with me long after I turned the last page." --Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar Temptress Soldier Spy

"Michele Richardson writes with an authentic Southern voice straight out of Kentucky, well graveled, rough with moonshine, and damn near irresistible." -- Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of gods in Alabama and The Almost Sisters

"An emotionally resonant tale of secrets, regret, and absolution that held me spellbound. You simply have to read it."--Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants

"Bountifully written--a place fully realized and packed with characters you won't soon forget." - David Joy, author of The Weight Of This World

"Kim Michele Richardson once again evokes secretive, small-town Southern life, this time in the bourbon-distilling, riverside town of Glass Ferry. Told from Flannery's and Patsy's points of view, the nonlinear narrative weaves intriguing characters through the girls' story...Like Gunnar Royal, the God-fearing onetime executioner in Richardson's award-winning Godpretty in the Tobacco Field, it is the complex, enigmatic Hollis, a finely nuanced villain at the heart of the story, who continues to haunt long after Richardson's skillfully crafted tale ends. Highly recommended." - Historical Novels Review, Editor's Choice

"Richardson's novel is a southern gothic treat, as dark and complex as a good glass of whiskey. Richardson uses Flannery as the central narrator pre- and post-disappearance, allowing the tension to build over decades. Fans of Mary Kubica and Emma Cline will enjoy this tender story of family legend, loss, and redemption."- Booklist

"Richardson's bourbon-infused saga is rich with drama and family intrigue." - Publishers Weekly

"Spellbinding...powerfully blends teenage angst, a rich portrait of the American South, the blessings and curses of twinship, and the inevitably destructive nature of secrets. Ms. Richardson provides rich dosses of sensory imagery, emotional stress, and moral upheaval in the small, rural town of Glass Ferry, Kentucky." - The Southern Literary Review

"Richardson's dark and immensely readable novel of jealousy, betrayal, abuse, and secrets in small-town 1950s Kentucky builds a satisfying mystery, while showing how difficult life was for young women, especially when faced with controlling men." -Library Journal