This Bright River - by Patrick Somerville (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From a writer and producer of HBO's acclaimed apocalyptic drama series <em>The Leftovers</em>, comes a compelling story of young love and old secrets.</strong><br /> <br /> Ben Hanson's aimless life has bottomed out after a series of bad decisions, but an unexpected offer from his father draws him home to Wisconsin. There, he finds his family fractured, still reeling from his cousin's mysterious death a decade earlier.</p><p>Lauren Sheehan abandoned her career in medicine after a series of violent events abroad. Now she's back in the safest place she knows -- the same small Wisconsin town where she and Ben grew up -- hiding from a world that has only brought her heartache.</p><p>As Lauren cautiously expands her horizons and Ben tries to unravel his family's dark secrets, their paths intersect. Could each be exactly what the other needs?</p><p>A compelling family drama and a surprising love story, <em>This Bright River</em> is the work of a natural storyteller, one whose dark humor and piercing intelligence provide constant, lasting delights.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>This Bright River</i> is a flood of virtuoso prose and characterization. Mystery, memory, pain, and a courageous strand of love are interwoven in a riveting narrative of voices, all singing, all merging into the singular vision of one of American literature's young masters."--<b><i>Nic Pizzolatto, author of Galveston</b></i><br><br>"<i>This Bright River</i> is nothing short of extraordinary. Somerville has a gift for writing gorgeous prose, complete with sharp humor and a perfect sense of place. But that's only half the story. There's also a great romance here and a shocking set of mysteries that get untangled along the way. Addictive, amazing, unforgettable."--<b><i>J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of Maine</b></i><br><br>"In <i>This Bright River</i>, Patrick Somerville brings us two vivid characters knocked hard by life, guiding them through perilous places on a journey that reveals the weight of family history, its constant pull, the way it makes and unmakes us. The result is a novel that is both intimate and mysterious, harrowing and brave."--<b>Megan Abbott</b>, <b><i>author of The End of Everything and Dare Me</b></i><br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THIS BRIGHT RIVER</i> <p/> "Ingenious, dark, thrilling and heartbreaking, <i>This Bright River </i>contains prose that will tempt you to linger on the page and a plot that simply won't let you. Just fantastic."--<b><i>Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Patrick Somerville</b> is the author of two novels -- <i>This Bright River</i> and <i>The Cradle</i> -- and two books of short stories -- <i>Trouble</i> and <i>The Universe in Miniature</i>. He is also a writer and producer on HBO's acclaimed drama series <i>The Leftovers</i>. He lives with his wife and three children in Los Angeles.
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