Review by Library Journal Review
Born to a successful whiskey man in a small Kentucky town, twins Flannery and Patsy Butler did everything together. However, when the girls' father dies and they reach their teenage years, Patsy goes her own way, dyeing her hair and chasing boys. Flannery feels betrayed and jealous of Patsy's new path. On prom night, Patsy and her boyfriend go missing. Their mother suspects the kids ran off to get married, and holds out hope for their return. Twenty years later, Flannery, now a teacher in Louisville, returns home on her (and Patsy's) birthday. A recent drought has lowered the Kentucky river just enough to reveal clues to the couple's disappearance. Flannery begins to put the pieces together about the night the kids went missing, as well as deal with her guilt over being jealous of her sister and starting a fight the night before she disappeared. VERDICT Richardson's (Liar's Bench) dark and immensely readable novel of jealousy, betrayal, abuse, and secrets in small-town 1950s Kentucky builds a satisfying mystery, while showing how difficult life was for young women, especially when faced with controlling men.-Brooke Bolton, -Boonville-Warrick Cty. P.L., IN © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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