Secrets of Southern Girls by Haley Harrigan

A must-read.' - Haley Harrigan, author of Secrets of Southern Girls Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Alice's journey to find the truth about her brother's death uncovers more about her family-and about herself-than she ever bargained for. 'How to Bury your Brother explores what happens when a lifetime of secrets pushes one woman to the breaking point. This is a book, and an author, who will grab your heart and not let go even after the very last page.' - Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author Cook’s prose rings true as she takes us through the journey of a sister coming to terms with her brother’s death, family hidden stories and her own role in all of it. The debut novel, How to Bury Your Brother is both wise and captivating. 'Lindsey Cook is a radiant new voice in southern fiction. An unforgettable debut.' - Kristy Woodson Harvey, bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple 'Brilliantly plotted and beautifully written, How to Bury Your Brother questions how well we really know the people we love-and whether it’s ever too late to learn the truth. A profoundly honest and insightful and beautiful novel.' - Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix How To Bury Your Brother is a deeply wise book about the secrets that families keep, about the dysfunctions that grumble just beneath the surface.

'Lindsey Rogers Cook has blessed us with this penetrating, page-turning mystery about that greatest mystery of all: family. But it's the last letter, addressed to her brother's final home in New Orleans, that will force her to choose if she'll let the trauma break her or finally bring her home.Įverything I Never Told You meets The Night Olivia Fell set against a vivid Southern backdrop, How to Bury Your Brother is the highly-discussable story of a sister coming to terms with her brother's life and death. Each dares her to open her eyes to her family's secrets and the ghosts of her own past. In a search for answers to questions she's always been afraid to ask, Alice delivers the letters. But his funeral happened first.Įight years later she has to clear out her childhood home in Georgia, and the memories come flooding in, bringing with them an autopsy report showing her family's lies-and sealed, addressed letters from Rob. Rob ran away when he was fifteen, with so many years left to find his way home. Her brother's letters reveal everything-if only he'd written one to her.Īlice always thought she'd see her brother again. for fans of Celeste Ng and Joshilyn Jackson. 'Part mystery, part Southern gothic, and wholly original, Cook's debut novel establishes her as an author to watch.

Secrets of Southern Girls by Haley Harrigan