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kobvindex_ZLB34448899
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9781728205380
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" Her brother's letters reveal everything-if only he'd written one to her. Alice always thought she'd see her brother again. Rob ran away when he was fifteen, with so many years left to find his way home. But his funeral happened first. Now that she has to clear out her childhood home in Georgia, the memories come flooding in, bringing with them an autopsy report showing her family's lies-and sealed, addressed letters from Rob. In a search for answers to questions she's always been afraid to ask, Alice delivers the letters. Each dares her to open her eyes to her family's dark past-and her own role in it. But it's the last letter, addressed to her brother's final home in New Orleans, that will force her to choose if she'll let the secrets break her or finally bring her home. Everything I Never Told You meets The Night Olivia Fell set against a vivid Southern backdrop, How to Bury Your Brother follows a sister coming to terms with the mystery behind her brother's disappearance and death. "
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Biographisches: "Lindsey Rogers Cook is a senior editor for digital storytelling at The New York Times, previously at U.S. News and World Report. This is her first novel. Lindsey lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City." Rezension(2): "Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix:Lindsey Rogers Cook has blessed us with this penetrating, page-turning mystery about that greatest mystery of all: family. How To Bury Your Brother is a deeply wise book about the secrets that families keep, about the dysfunctions that grumble just beneath the surface. A profoundly honest and insightful and beautiful novel." Rezension(3): "Kristy Woodson Harvey, bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple:Brilliantly plotted and beautifully written, How to Bury Your Brother questions how well we really know the people we love-and whether it's ever too late to learn the truth. An unforgettable debut." Rezension(4): "Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author:Lindsey Cook is a radiant new voice in southern fiction. The debut novel, How to Bury Your Brother is both wise and captivating. Cook's prose rings true as she takes us through the journey of a sister coming to terms with her brother's death, family hidden stories and her own role in all of it. This is a book, and an author, who will grab your heart and not let go even after the very last page." Rezension(5): "Haley Harrigan, author of Secrets of Southern Girls:How to Bury your Brother explores what happens when a lifetime of secrets pushes one woman to the breaking point. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Alice's journey to find the truth about her brother's death uncovers more about her family—and about herself—than she ever bargained for. A must-read." Rezension(6): "Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author:The one thing Alice knows with certainty on the day of her beloved brother's funeral is that, somehow, she must find answers to the questions that have haunted her since the day her brother left home at the age of fifteen—even if the quest could destroy everything she thinks she holds dear. With How To Bury Your Brother, Lindsey Rogers Cook has penned a deeply felt novel that unspools the threads of secrets long-buried beneath the seemingly sunny surface of one Southern family. Readers will find themselves immersed in Alice's quest, and rooting for her to discover the real meaning of home." Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: April 1, 2020 DEBUT Just before her childhood home in Atlanta is to be razed, Alice Wright finds seven sealed letters hidden in a crawl space. The letters are written by her brother, Rob Tate, who died nine years earlier. Despite her disappointment that there is no letter for her, she sets out to deliver each of them, hoping to learn about Rob's life and--especially--why he disappeared from home just before turning 16 and never returned. She and Rob had been particularly close, despite their five-year age difference, and she looked for him while his absence irretrievably damaged their family. Now, with her father dead and her mother in assisted living, Alice must face her own marital problems and family conflicts while struggling to stop the pattern of convenient lies. VERDICT Although the title suggests that this is a mystery, it's actually literary fiction about a particularly dysfunctional Southern family with dark secrets, featuring a woman who confronts hard truths. This is an accomplished, insightful debut ideally suited for book groups, with reading group guide and author interview included. --Michele Leber, Arlington, VACopyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(8): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: May 1, 2020 Alice was ten when her beloved older brother Rob left home. While she never gave up hope that he'd return, she rarely spoke of him, even to her husband and children. Now, 30 years after his disappearance and almost a decade after his funeral, Alice reluctantly returns to their childhood home in Georgia on the eve of its demolition. Hidden in a crawl space and labeled with her name, she finds boxes of Rob's personal effects, including an autopsy report and seven sealed letters addressed in her brother's handwriting. Determined to finally discover the truth about his disappearance and his death, Alice sets out to deliver the letters. But as she pieces together details about his life, she also is forced to confront secrets about their family that cause her not only to question her own childhood memories but also to reevaluate her present-day relationships. Part mystery, part Southern gothic, and wholly original, Cook's debut novel establishes her as an author to watch. Recommended for fans of Celeste Ng and Joshilyn Jackson.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.) "
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