The Summer That Melted Everything, Tiffany McDaniel
The Summer That Melted Everything, Tiffany McDaniel
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The Summer That Melted Everything

Author: Tiffany McDaniel

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2016

Synopsis

Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the long, crazy summer of 1984 when a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. It was the year he became friends with the devil.Sal seems to appear out of nowhere—a bruised and tattered thirteen-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home, where he’s welcomed into the Bliss family, assuming he’s a runaway from a nearby farm town.When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him and tensions rise along with the temperatures, as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him. As strange accidents start to occur, riled by the feverish heat, some in the town start to believe that Sal is exactly who he claims to be. While the Bliss family wrestles with their own personal demons, a fanatic drives the town to the brink of a catastrophe that will change this sleepy Ohio backwater forever.

About Tiffany McDaniel

Tiffany McDaniel is the internationally bestselling author of Betty, and the novels The Summer That Melted Everything and On the Savage Side. Drawing from her Cherokee heritage, she is a poet, a novelist, and a visual artist. She is the winner of over a dozen literary prizes, including The Guardian’s Not the Booker, the Ohioana Reader’s Choice Award, Friends of American Writers Chicago, the Society of Midland Authors, and the FNAC. She lives with cats and a dog surrounded by the trees and wildlife that she loves. When not writing, she may be found in the garden or walking in the woods. Tiffany was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in July 2021.

About Mark Bramhall

Mark Bramhall has narrated all the previous Lars Kepler audiobooks, and received Audiofile's 2011 Best Voice in MYSTERY & SUSPENSE for his work on The Hypnotist. A mulit-earphones award winner, Mark has also read works by Lev Grossman, Paulo Coelho, Elie Wiesel and William S. Burroughs among others. He has been featured on Days of Our Lives, Alias, and Star Trek.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 09, 2016

I am a mess! I mean an emotional wreck! I have a migraine from crying! This is the best book that I have come across since "A Little Life". If I could give it 10 Stars I would! 11? I cannot believe that this is a debut novel! I'm not going to give a plot summery. I think this book transcends it's plo......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on April 03, 2017

I think something deep in my soul has shifted after reading this book. My gut is still churning after turning the final page 2 days ago, and its been years since a book brought me to the brink of tears. I read more psychological thrillers and dark fiction than one human likely should, yet none of th......more

Goodreads review by Always on February 02, 2020

I really really loved this book. I know people didn't like the metaphorical writing but I always have been a sucker for poetic writing. I like when books make me question the way I think about things and I enjoy symbolism and when things are woven so intricately with the plot line. Like the story is......more

Goodreads review by karen on July 07, 2018

after seeing the news on mel's review: [URL not allowed] i figured i would help spread the word, too, because this book could definitely use an award. if you agree, vote for it here: [URL not allowed] ”That’s the ending of the story,” he said. “Something bro......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on October 16, 2024

A masterpiece. And that ENDING! Want to see my Top Reads of 2023 on BookTube? Come find me at Hello, Bookworm.📚🐛 Learn more about this book in a second BookTube video on my channel featuring books with Satan & demons.😈👇 "A foolish mistake, it is, to expect the beast, because sometimes,......more

Quotes

“A wonderfully original, profoundly unsettling, deeply moving novel that delivers both the shock of a fully realized reality and the deep resonance of parable. ” Robert Butler, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

“In this bold and surprising debut novel…nothing is quite what it seems, as mystery and revelation alternate, right up to the end.” Robert Morgan, New York Times bestselling author

“Reads as if Carson McCullers and Shirley Jackson got together with Nathaniel Hawthorne…to write the first truly great gothic coming-of-age novel of the twenty-first century.” Donald Ray Pollock, PEN/Robert Bingham Award–winning author

“Part Flannery O’Connor, part Stephen King, and wholly original.” Lou Berney, author of Edgar Award–winning The Long and Faraway Gone

“A haunting Appalachian Gothic novel that calls into question the nature of good and evil.” Akron Beacon Journal

“As families and fanatics fight their personal demons, the line between good and evil becomes increasingly murky…This debut novel shines with beauty and lyricism.” Library Journal

“An ambitious novel that will invite thought and surely spark discussion.” Booklist

“A fantastic Jackson-esque debut about rumors, fears, and beliefs.” BookRiot

“This book contains so much wisdom and is written so beautifully…[with] vibrant charm and deep grasp of Americana.” BookPeople

“Delves into a small town and everyone’s secrets…Literary gold…often strange but beautiful.” Book Stalker Blog

Awards

  • BuzzFeed Books Pick
  • Not the Booker Prize
  • Goodreads Readers’ Choice
  • Audible Editors Top Pick
  • Ohioana Literary Award
  • Women’s Fiction Writers Association
  • Lillian Smith Book Award
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