Books from the Backlog #405

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

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This week’s neglected book

Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Jenna Lamia
Published by HarperAudio on March 31, 2020
Genres: Fiction / Literary
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Pages: 320
Source: Purchased
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A top ten New York Times bestseller. With the haunting emotional power of American Dirt and the atmospheric suspense of Where the Crawdads Sing: a compulsive debut novel that explores the aftershock of a brutal crime on the women of a small Texas oil town.

‘The very definition of a stunning debut’ Ann Patchett

‘Brilliant, sharp, tightly wound, and devastating’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Quite simply one of the best books I’ve ever read’ Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt

Mercy is hard in a place like this. I wished him dead before I ever saw his face...

In a place like Odessa, Texas choosing who to trust can be a dangerous game.

Mary Rose Whitehead isn’t looking for trouble – but when it shows up at her front door, she finds she can’t turn away.

Corinne Shepherd, newly widowed, wants nothing more than to mind her own business, and for everyone else to mind theirs. But when the town she has spent years rebelling against closes ranks she realises she is going to have to take a side.

Gloria Ramírez, fourteen years old and out of her depth, survives the brutality of one man only to face the indifference and prejudices of many.

When justice is as slippery as oil, and kindness becomes a hazardous act, sometimes courage is all we have to keep us alive.

Why did I add Valentine to my bookshelf?

I was lucky enough to grab this book as an Audible freebie several years ago. I have a group of friends that meet for a book group every couple of months and this is the book that we will be reading for the next meeting later this month. It sounds really good and I have liked Cassandra Campbell’s narration work in the past. I may end up reading it again with my Thrills & Chills book group that I host as part of my library job if it turns out to be a good one.

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?

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