Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, Emily Carpenter
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, Emily Carpenter
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Burying the Honeysuckle Girls

Author: Emily Carpenter

Narrator: Kate Orsini

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/26/2016


Synopsis

Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother’s tragic, premature death—and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea’s ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She’ll find you, I think, but if she doesn’t, you find her.Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out of rehab and returning to her family home in Mobile, Alabama, determined to reconnect with her estranged, ailing father. While Althea doesn’t expect him, or her politically ambitious brother, to welcome her with open arms, she’s not prepared for the chilling revelation of a grim, long-buried family secret. Fragile and desperate, Althea escapes with an old flame to uncover the truth about her lineage. Drawn deeper into her ancestors’ lives, Althea begins to unearth their disturbing history…and the part she’s meant to play in it.Gripping and visceral, this unforgettable debut delves straight into the heart of dark family secrets and into one woman’s emotional journey to save herself from a sinister inheritance.

About Emily Carpenter

Emily Carpenter, a former actor, producer, screenwriter, and behind-the-scenes soap opera assistant, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Auburn University. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, she now lives in Georgia with her family. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls is her first novel. Visit Emily online at www.emilycarpenterauthor.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tina on June 10, 2016

3.5 What a wonderful debut novel by Emily Carpenter. I was captivated and taken in right away by the beautiful cover. If you love books about the South and family dramas/mysteries this one is for you. It reminds me a bit of Karen White's novels...which I adore. Althea Bell is newly released from a sti......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on September 20, 2017

Burying the Honeysuckle Girls is a great, although tragic tale about four generations of women that are said to always get schizophrenic by the age of 30. Althea Bell is turning 30 in a couple of days and she is worried that it's her turn to become ill. She and a childhood friend set out to find out......more

Goodreads review by Diana on November 11, 2016

First, I have to say that this is an impressive debut novel! The blurb intrigued me, though I wasn't quite sure what to expect. What I got was gut-wrenching emotion, complicated characters, a puzzling mystery, and a dash of magical realism. Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She’ll find you,......more