The Sisters of Glass Ferry, Kim Michele Richardson
The Sisters of Glass Ferry, Kim Michele Richardson
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The Sisters of Glass Ferry

Author: Kim Michele Richardson

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/28/2017


Synopsis

Glass Ferry, Kentucky, is bourbon country. Whiskey has been a way of life for generations, enabling families to provide and survive even in the darkest times. Flannery Butler’s daddy, Beauregard “Honey Bee” Butler, was known for making some of the best whiskey in the state, aged in barrels he’d take by boat up and down the Kentucky River until the rocking waters turned the spirits smooth and golden. Flannery is the only person Honey Bee ever entrusted with his recipes before he passed on, swearing her to secrecy as he did so. But Flannery is harboring other secrets too, about her twin sister Patsy, older by eight minutes and pretty in a way Flannery knows she’ll never be. Then comes the prom night when Patsy—wearing a yellow chiffon dress and the family pearls—disappears along with her date. Every succeeding year on the twins’ birthday, Flannery’s mother bakes a strawberry cake, convinced that this is the day Patsy will finally come home. But it will be two tumultuous decades until the muddy river yields a clue about what happened that night, compelling Flannery to confront the truth about her sleepy town, her family’s past, and the choices she and those closest to her have made in the name of love and retribution.

About Kim Michele Richardson

Kim Michele Richardson is a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today bestselling author. She has won multiple awards, written five works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir. Kim Michele was born and raised in Kentucky and lives there with her family and beloved dogs. She is also the founder of Shy Rabbit, a writers residency and scholarship implemented for low-income writers. To learn more visit her website at KimMicheleRichardson.com.

About Marguerite Gavin

Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphone Awards and Publishers Weekly Awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four-hundred titles to her credit, her narrations span a variety of genres, including nonfiction, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and children's fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on November 30, 2017

Some books start off in a way that makes you just know that this book will work out very well. And, this beginning of this book with Flannery visiting her mother on her birthday and it's the twentieth one since Flannery's sister Patsy went missing. And, still, her mother expects that she will show u......more

Goodreads review by Judy on October 27, 2018

From Kentucky’s finest Southern storyteller, Kim Michele Richardson returns following (2016) GodPretty in the Tobacco Field and (2015)Liar's Bench with her latest gripping mystery (her best yet), crime thriller: THE SISTERS OF GLASS FERRY –Rich in character, strong family bonds, suspense, and......more

Goodreads review by Linda on August 07, 2017

MY REVIEW OF “THE SISTERS OF GLASS FERRY” by Kim Michele Richardson “The Sisters of Glass Ferry” by Kim Michele Richardson is an emotional and captivating novel. “The Sisters of Glass Ferry” is published by Kensington Publishing Corporation and will be out November 28,2017. The Genres for this story......more

Goodreads review by Patricanne on February 20, 2020

As this is quite a short book it kept me reading and I finished it quickly, but I found it irritating in construction and pointlessly wordy in places. If you condense it down to the bones it is also extremely violent. I found the most annoying part was the constantly returning to the girls childhood......more


Quotes

“An emotionally resonant tale of secrets, regret, and absolution that held me spellbound. You simply have to read it.” Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A gripping, hauntingly atmospheric Southern gothic tale that stayed with me long after I turned the last page.” Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author

“Well graveled, rough with moonshine, and damn near irresistible.” Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

“This spellbinding new novel…powerfully blends teenage angst, a rich portrait of the American South, the blessings and curses of twinship, and the inevitably destructive nature of secrets…Her evocation of the sensory world is astonishing, as is her handling of the intangible aspects of environment: values, prejudices, and aspirations. She conjures a world that seems at once vividly present and broodingly haunted.” Southern Literary Review

“Richardson brings to life Glass Ferry, Ky., in this multigenerational tale about the bond between sisters, family secrets, fine bourbon, and the lingering price of loss…Richardson’s bourbon-infused saga is rich with drama and family intrigue.” Publishers Weekly

“Richardson’s novel is a southern gothic treat, as dark and complex as a good glass of whiskey…[A] tender story of family legend, loss, and redemption.” Booklist

“Bountifully written—a place fully realized and packed with characters you won’t soon forget.” David Joy, author of The Weight of This World