Helpful Score: 5
Bent Road
by Lori Roy
This is a gripping debut novel from an author to watch. Lori Roy tells a story in southern-gothic tradition of a family haunted by the past.
To escape the race riots of 1967 Detroit, Arthur Scott returns to Kansas, after fleeing his family homestead there twenty years before.
While his teen daughter settles into a new love and life in Kansas, his adolescent son, and grade school daughter struggle to fit in and belong.
Arthurs wife must come to terms with being a farm wife, as she struggles with Arthurs secret past and what drove him away from his home here so long ago.
Ms. Roy portrays a very real picture of farm life, country folk, and the secrets a family will go to all lengths to hide, even from each other.
The characters are believable, their struggles heartfelt. This is a haunting, memorable story. This author has much to offer, in a genuine way. I welcome her, and highly recommend her.
by Lori Roy
This is a gripping debut novel from an author to watch. Lori Roy tells a story in southern-gothic tradition of a family haunted by the past.
To escape the race riots of 1967 Detroit, Arthur Scott returns to Kansas, after fleeing his family homestead there twenty years before.
While his teen daughter settles into a new love and life in Kansas, his adolescent son, and grade school daughter struggle to fit in and belong.
Arthurs wife must come to terms with being a farm wife, as she struggles with Arthurs secret past and what drove him away from his home here so long ago.
Ms. Roy portrays a very real picture of farm life, country folk, and the secrets a family will go to all lengths to hide, even from each other.
The characters are believable, their struggles heartfelt. This is a haunting, memorable story. This author has much to offer, in a genuine way. I welcome her, and highly recommend her.
Helpful Score: 2
Lori Roy's first novel is a must-read. Set in in late 1960's Kansas, Bent Road is a tale interwoven with dark secrets about a family and a small rural town, framed by a 25-year old murder and the disappearance of a little girl. This book is full of suspense and emotion and will keep you guessing! I highly recommend this book!
Helpful Score: 1
I did not want to put this book down, plenty of twists and turns. The author had good insight into the effect on the children. If I have any complaints it is that there seems to be an awful lot of abusive men for one small town.
