Never Turn Back

Never Turn Back
Christopher Swann
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Paperback
h209 x 139mm - 336pg
12 Aug 2021 US
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9781643858081
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The bonds of family never truly let go. In fact, its grip only tightens the further you try to run- crushing and crippling. Ethan Faulkner is a precocious child with a brilliant but troublesome sister, a war vet for a father and a weary mother trying to manage their family. One night, a young woman rings their doorbell, desperate to hide from two men who are pursuing her when one of the two barges in after her. The struggle leaves both of Ethan' s parents dead. Years later, Ethan has a successful teaching career and a budding relationship with a coworker, Marisa. But he hasn' t quite followed through on his promise to dying father--take care of his sister. Susannah is not an easy person to keep tabs on, is a handful even when the tabs are kept, and quite frankly, Ethan wants her to suffer for preventing him from getting to dad before he died all those years ago. It was a long time ago and Ethan tries to all of it behind him. But it seems to be the only thing Marisa is interested in discussing. When Ethan attempts to break it off, Marisa' s reaction threatens to shatter the life that Ethan has carefully constructed. Before long, news of a shocking murder breaks with evidence pointing to Ethan as the prime suspect, leaving him no choice but to dig up the painful memories of the past in order to find the truth of the present. Lyrically conveyed with emotion and nuance, Never Turn Back is a powerful story about family, vengeance, and how some actions echo through the years with irreparable consequences.
Praise for Never Turn Back "The past comes back--with a vengeance--to bite a good-hearted teacher and his brash, broken sister in Swann' s excellent latest. I loved this twisty, sexy, fast-paced thriller. " --Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever"Christopher Swann never disappoints. Swann' s unmistakable voice catapults this suspenseful story to the finish line, one dark secret at a time. A must-read. " --J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Good Girls Lie"An intelligent and layered mystery that had me burning through the pages. The balance of darkness and redemption without losing a bit of the tightrope tension is a skill most writers achieve only after an entire career. " --Brian Panowich, award-winning author of Bull Mountain"Christopher Swann understands the dread that an incidental glance, a casual comment, silence between two characters can conjure. And it' s with this delicate but sure touch that he tells the story of a man trying to make sense of his violent past and prevent it from destroying the new life he' s built. " --Emily Carpenter, bestselling author of Until the Day I DiePraise for Shadow of the Lions Southern Living Best Books of the Year Publishers Weekly Best Summer Books 2017 SIBA Okra Pick Summer 2017 "Comes alive with action and intrigue. " --The Wall Street Journal "A promising, well-crafted debut. Flashes of lyrical agility suggest a bright new talent ready to roar. " --Atlanta Journal-Constitution "An engrossing and entertaining read. Swann deftly manages a dual narrative. . . It' s a swift tale well told, and at times eloquently so. " --Seattle Times "Swann' s tightly knit debut novel is a moving coming-of-age story with a noir twist that will appeal to readers of John Knowles' s A Separate Peace, N. H. Kleinbaum' s Dead Poets Society, and Donna Tartt' s The Secret History. " --Library Journal starred review "Witty, fast paced, and satisfying, Shadow of the Lions is the perfect literary thriller for back-to-school season. " --Foreword Review starred review "Swann steps on the gas for the last 100 pages, [and] the mystery takes off. . . " --Kirkus Reviews"A riveting literary mystery about power, privilege and the need to find the truth no matter how devastating it might be. . . This mystery is so well observed: its richly drawn characters are motivated by circumstances that feel true to life, and they speak with a rare authenticity. " --Shelf Awareness for Readers
Christopher Swann is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. He earned a B. A. in English from Washington and Lee University, an M. A. in English and creative writing from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Ph. D. in creative writing from Georgia State University. He lives with his wife and two sons in Atlanta, where he is the English department chair at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. Shadow of the Lions, published in 2017 by Algonquin, was his debut novel.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781643858081
Published: 12 Aug 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 209mm
Width: 139mm
Pages: 336

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