Synopsis
Hailed as “an astoundingly good novel” by Gillian Flynn, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl, and winner of the 2014 Kentucky Literary Award, The Next Time You See Me is a gripping tale of mystery, desperation, and redemption.
When a small Southern town’s most fiery single woman is found dead in the woods, it’s not just her secrets that threaten to surface. There’s Ronnie’s sister, Susanna, a dutiful but dissatisfied schoolteacher, mother, and wife; Tony, a failed baseball star turned detective; Emily, a socially awkward thirteen-year-old with a dark secret; and Wyatt, a factory worker tormented by a past he can’t change and by a love he doesn’t think he deserves.
Connected in ways they cannot begin to imagine, their stories converge in a violent climax that reveals not just the mystery of what happened to Ronnie, but all of their secret selves. Praised as “immensely satisfying and skillful” by Kate Atkinson, author of New York Times bestseller Life After Life, The Next Time You See Me is a debut novel not to be missed.
Review
"The Next Time You See Me "is an astoundingly good novel. Holly Goddard Jones writes with authority and a deep generosity about a large swath of humanity within a small town: Outsiders and insiders, middle-schoolers and the middle-aged, the violent and the violated, the lost and the found and all those in between. The result is simply mesmerizing. --Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl"
"TheNextTimeYouSeeMe"givesreadersallthepleasuresofthebestmysterynovelsaswellasthefinestliterary fiction.No matter gender, age, or social class, Jones s boundless empathy renders characters who are vivid, complex, utterly realized. She is an exceptionally talented writer. --Ron Rash, author of The Cove and Serena"
The lonely cast of outcasts in "The Next Time You See Me" has enough heartache for a whole jukebox full of country songs. Holly Goddard Jones spins a tight if heartbreaking tale, always keeping the reader leaning forward."--Stewart O Nan, author of Songs for the Missing"
""The Next Time You See Me "is an astoundingly good novel. Holly Goddard Jones writes with authority and a deep generosity about a large swath of humanity within a small town: Outsiders and insiders, middle-schoolers and the middle-aged, the violent and the violated, the lost and the found--and all those in between. The result is simply mesmerizing."--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
"So rich in character. I loved the subtlety and complexity of Wyatt and Sarah, and of course, Susanna, the whole thing woven deftly together with a light hand. An immensely satisfying and skillful debut novel."--Kate Atkinson, author of Life After Life
""The Next Time You See Me" gives readers all the pleasures of the best mystery novels as well as the finest literary fiction. No matter gender, age, or social class, Jones's boundless empathy renders characters who are vivid, complex, utterly realized. She is an exceptionally talented writer."--Ron Rash, author of The Cove and Serena
"The lonely cast of outcasts in "The Next Time You See Me" has enough heartache for a whole jukebox full of country songs. Holly Goddard Jones spins a tight if heartbreaking tale, always keeping the reader leaning forward."--Stewart O Nan, author of Songs for the Missing"
So rich in character. I loved the subtlety and complexity of Wyatt and Sarah, and of course, Susanna, the whole thing woven deftly together with a light hand. An immensely satisfying and skillful debut novel."--Kate Atkinson, author of Life After Life"
"The Next Time You See Me" gives readers all the pleasures of the best mystery novels as well as the finest literary fiction. No matter gender, age, or social class, Jones s boundless empathy renders characters who are vivid, complex, utterly realized. She is an exceptionally talented writer. --Ron Rash, author of The Cove and Serena"
The Next Time You See Me is an astoundingly good novel. Holly Goddard Jones writes with authority and a deep generosity about a large swath of humanity within a small town: Outsiders and insiders, middle-schoolers and the middle-aged, the violent and the violated, the lost and the found and all those in between. The result is simply mesmerizing. --Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl"
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