Book Review
A library patron recently asked me to share the three best books I
have read this year. The following three selections are available from
the library in print or downloadable for free with your library card
from OverDrive. If you haven’t tried OverDrive for your electronic
devices yet, give us a call at the library (668-5275). We will be happy
to help you get started. The Wife Between Us and The Life We Bury are
also available on CD.
gentleman trying to shield his fiancée. Or is he? And who is Nellie?
You might assume that the story is a typical love triangle. It is instead a
twisty, complex novel.
Sarah Pekkanen already had a handful of other titles to her credit
and Greer Hendricks had been her editor when the two decided to
work together on a book. They live in different cities and collaborate
mainly electronically. Anonymous Girl,
their next project, is due to be released
in January, 2019.
The Wife Between Us
The Life We Bury
Vanessa was married to Richard.
Emma is about to marry Richard.
Vanessa is a jealous, angry ex-wife
struggling with alcohol abuse. Or is she?
Emma is a kind, gentle young woman
frightened by Vanessa’s meddling. Or is
she? Richard is a generous, protective
Joe Talbert is a struggling college
student assigned to write a biograph of
a complete stranger who is also elderly.
He goes to a nursing home to find
his subject and is introduced to Carl
Iverson. Carl was convicted of raping
and killing a 14-year-old girl. He
vBy Linda Dobrovolny, Yankton Community Library
by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
by Allen Eskens
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