The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh (Spiegel and Grau, March
2014)
The Dane family has been keeping secrets in the Ozark town
of Henbane for years. When an outsider
steals the heart of one of the Dane brothers, the secrets threaten to unravel;
what sacrifices will a mother make to save her daughter Lucy from the same fate?
When sixteen-year-old Lucy's friend is found murdered after being missing for a
year, Lucy begins to ask questions, questions that only lead to more questions,
the answers to which may destroy Lucy's family and change everything she
thought she knew. Atmospheric and
visceral, the story is vividly and effectively told from Lucy's point of view
in the present day and her mother's when she arrived in Henbane two decades
ago. This first novel is written with
the assurance of a more experienced writer and will draw the reader in and not
let go until long after the last page has been turned.
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