The Myth of Perpetual Summer
Jun 2018 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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From the national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes a moving Southern coming-of-age novel set in 1960s Mississippi that harkens to both Ordinary Grace and The Secret Life of Bees.
Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior, and hands-off approach to child rearing set tongues to wagging in their staid Mississippi town, complicating her already uncertain life. She takes the responsibility of shielding her family’s reputation and raising her younger twin siblings onto her youthful shoulders.
If not for the emotional constants of her older brother, Griff, and her old guard Southern grandmother, she would be lost. When betrayal and death arrive hand in hand, she takes to the road, headed to what turns out to be the not-so-promised land of Southern California. But the dysfunction and childhood trauma she left behind continue to echo through her scattered family, sending her brother on a disastrous path and drawing her home again. There she uncovers the long-buried secrets and lies that set her family on the road to destruction.
Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior, and hands-off approach to child rearing set tongues to wagging in their staid Mississippi town, complicating her already uncertain life. She takes the responsibility of shielding her family’s reputation and raising her younger twin siblings onto her youthful shoulders.
If not for the emotional constants of her older brother, Griff, and her old guard Southern grandmother, she would be lost. When betrayal and death arrive hand in hand, she takes to the road, headed to what turns out to be the not-so-promised land of Southern California. But the dysfunction and childhood trauma she left behind continue to echo through her scattered family, sending her brother on a disastrous path and drawing her home again. There she uncovers the long-buried secrets and lies that set her family on the road to destruction.
From the national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes a moving Southern coming-of-age novel set in 1960s Mississippi that harkens to both Ordinary Grace and The Secret Life of Bees.
Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior, and hands-off approach to ...
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Emily Boyd
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May 29, 2018
This book was a lovely coming of age tale that takes place in the south.
The book is atmospheric and the characters are memorable. I loved this book
and it would be a great read for summer!
About the author
Susan Crandall is a critically acclaimed author of women’s fiction, romance, and suspense. She has written several award-winning novels including her first book, Back Roads, which won the RITA award for best first book, as well as Whistling Past the Graveyard, which won the SIBA 2014 Book Award for Fiction. Susan lives in Noblesville, Indiana, with her family.
Susan Crandall is a critically acclaimed author of women’s fiction, romance, and suspense. She has written several award-winning novels including her first book, Back Roads, which won the RITA award for best first book, as well as Whistling Past the Graveyard, which won the SIBA 2014 Book Award f...
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