A Lovely, Indecent Departure is the riveting and emotionally-charged debut from a promising new voice in literary thrillers, and a captivating story of a mother's love and desperation set amidst the heart wrenching landscape of child custody.
Anna
Miller wants only one thing, her son, and she will do anything to keep
him. When a district court awards custody of Oliver to his father, she
abducts the five year old and flees to Italy where with her family's
help they disappear into the fabric of her native homeland. Told in
prose that is both stripped-down and overpowering, Gilbert shapes the
everyday conflict of child custody into a stunning search for sense of
worth. Standing in the young woman's way is Evan Meade, the boy's
guileful and mean-spirited father, who hires a private investigator when
the efforts of the embattled local sheriff, Monroe Rossi, fail to track
them down. But as the investigation draws them all closer to Anna,
Evan's true nature betrays itself and the question of what's in the
child's best interest becomes not so clear anymore.
Objectively detailed, in a voice that refuses to intrude on the minds of its characters, A Lovely, Indecent Departure,
captures in stark detail a world in which modern archetypes are turned
upside down and shows what an extraordinary splash Steven Lee Gilbert
has made with his first novel.
(Prices may change at any time. Before downloading, confirm that this book is still free. Some become Prime Eligible, with Prime, Kindle owners can choose from thousands of books to borrow for free.)
And feel free to share this post via your social network of choice. Let's help these authors get the word out to other readers.
(Prices may change at any time. Before downloading, confirm that this book is still free. Some become Prime Eligible, with Prime, Kindle owners can choose from thousands of books to borrow for free.)
And feel free to share this post via your social network of choice. Let's help these authors get the word out to other readers.
No comments:
Post a Comment