New to the publishing world, Bent Road is Lori Roy's debut novel, with a trifecta of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Kirkus. The only journal not awarding a star was Booklist, but the review gushes enough to make me wonder why: "captivating from beginning to end." She's also been favorably compared to Tana French and Jane Smiley. Not bad for her first time out! Plotwise: the story follows Celia Scott who, after the 1967 riots, follows her husband from their home in Detroit to his childhood home in rural Kansas, with the hopes of a new, safer life for her own family. Family secrets emerge, scandals ensue... Keep an eye out! This one promises to be good!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Newly Notable -- Bent Road
New to the publishing world, Bent Road is Lori Roy's debut novel, with a trifecta of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Kirkus. The only journal not awarding a star was Booklist, but the review gushes enough to make me wonder why: "captivating from beginning to end." She's also been favorably compared to Tana French and Jane Smiley. Not bad for her first time out! Plotwise: the story follows Celia Scott who, after the 1967 riots, follows her husband from their home in Detroit to his childhood home in rural Kansas, with the hopes of a new, safer life for her own family. Family secrets emerge, scandals ensue... Keep an eye out! This one promises to be good!
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