Loving the Dead and Gone
Book description
"This beautifully written novel, with its complicated, stubborn characters, will haunt you long after the last page." -Margot Livesey, Author of The Boy in The Field
The death of Donald Ray in a freak car accident becomes the catalyst for the release of passions, needs, and hurts. Clayton's discovery of…
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1 author picked Loving the Dead and Gone as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A beautifully written debut novel. When I read the first paragraph, I knew I was in capable hands. "The day Donald Ray Spencer was killed, he caught four catfish. I found them, right there beside him on the floorboard, wrapped in yesterday's paper. They looked as surprised to be dead as the boy did."
I love a book of secrets, bad choices, and, like all good stories, loss and love. The writing was so lyrical I didn't care that it teased me along and made me wait before I was invited to discover the secrets. I also appreciated that not…
From Nancy's list on southern novels that aren't "To Kill a Mockingbird".
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