Bent Road: A Novel

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I don't know since I didn't live on a farm in the 1960s, but I found the book, overall, to be dark and depressing. Elaine embraces the rural life (and small-town love), while middle child Daniel appears to grow more comfortable with more traditional hobbies like hunting. The gasometer in the background was in Tuphall Road and the old gas light brings back memories of climbing them to turn the gas off. By 1911, Lauder had become the highest-paid performer in the world, and was the first Scottish artist to sell a million records.

But Roy is in full narrative command, taking her time to point the reader to the next direction, but always certain – even if we are not – that what comes next is what must happen, not what we hope or wish would transpire. Others have noticed/noted the abysmal editing job, so I'll just say, um, when your editor may in fact be your mom, you probably need another reader. This is a mystery written for adult audiences, and I guess it can be classified as slightly historical as well since it's set in the 1960s. A reference was made about Evie's small, chubby hands, with tiny dimples over each knuckle, which I thought would have put her age at about 5, but at other times she acted much older as well.

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Bent Road, Hamilton, Scotland, ML3 6PU is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2011. Thanks to a survey [link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading, you wish the author that wrote it was a .

This page combines information for the address Bent Road, Chapelhall, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 8ST, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Spacious and well-presented three bedroom detached bungalow, located within the prestigious Allanshaw Grove, which is situated just off Wellhall Road. I think a large part of my problem is that I read Dark Places recently and this book really suffered by comparison.Scott Street (F) and Butterburn Park Street (G) climb, uninterrupted, from Tuphall Road and across Burnblea Street (H). It’s a story of a complicated family mystery, bound up in a recent, unrelated one, occurring right after a branch of the family move back after being away a long time. I completely agree with author Megan Abbott's praise of the novel: "Lori Roy transforms 1960s small-town Kansas into a haunting memoryscape.