The Shimmering Road
Hester Young
Feb 2017 Ā· Penguin Random House Audio Ā· Narrated by January LaVoy
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A pulse-pounding mystery from the author of The Gates of Evangeline featuring Charlotte āCharlieā Cates, an unforgettable heroine whose dark visions bring to light secrets that willĀ save or destroy those around her . . .
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When soon-to-be mother Charlotte āCharlieā Cates begins to have recurring dreams about harm coming to her unborn daughter, she knows these are not the nightmares of an anxious mom-to-be. They are the result of her mysterious gift. But before she can decipher what these dreams might mean, Charlie learns that the mother who abandoned her when she was a toddler is the victim of a double murder in Arizona. The other victimāJasmine, a half-sister Charlie never knew she hadāhas left behind a child, a little girl who speaks to Charlie in her dreams and was present on the night of the murders. Convinced that she must help her orphaned niece, Charlie travels to Tucson, Arizona, where she must confront her painful ties to her mother and delve into her sisterās shadowy past.
To untangle the web of secrets that will reveal the truth of her nightmares, Charlie can no longer avoid her familyās checkered history. Who is in the racy photos that turned up in Jasmineās apartment? Where is her nieceās father, whom Jasmine was rumored to have been seeing again on the sly? Was her motherās charity work in Mexico really as selfless as it seemed? And most important of all, what did her niece really witness on the night of the murders?
The search for answers leads Charlie across the Mexican border, from the resort town of Rocky Point to the border town of Nogales, and elucidates the meaning of her dreams in most unexpected ways. Ultimately, to protect her niece and her unborn child, Charlie must battle not just evil but the forces of nature, in one final terrifying encounter in the Tucson desert.
A thrilling mystery that combines literary suspense and romance with a mystical twist that is unputdownable. If you love Kate Atkinson and Alice Sebold, you should not miss Hester Young.
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When soon-to-be mother Charlotte āCharlieā Cates begins to have recurring dreams about harm coming to her unborn daughter, she knows these are not the nightmares of an anxious mom-to-be. They are the result of her mysterious gift. But before she can decipher what these dreams might mean, Charlie learns that the mother who abandoned her when she was a toddler is the victim of a double murder in Arizona. The other victimāJasmine, a half-sister Charlie never knew she hadāhas left behind a child, a little girl who speaks to Charlie in her dreams and was present on the night of the murders. Convinced that she must help her orphaned niece, Charlie travels to Tucson, Arizona, where she must confront her painful ties to her mother and delve into her sisterās shadowy past.
To untangle the web of secrets that will reveal the truth of her nightmares, Charlie can no longer avoid her familyās checkered history. Who is in the racy photos that turned up in Jasmineās apartment? Where is her nieceās father, whom Jasmine was rumored to have been seeing again on the sly? Was her motherās charity work in Mexico really as selfless as it seemed? And most important of all, what did her niece really witness on the night of the murders?
The search for answers leads Charlie across the Mexican border, from the resort town of Rocky Point to the border town of Nogales, and elucidates the meaning of her dreams in most unexpected ways. Ultimately, to protect her niece and her unborn child, Charlie must battle not just evil but the forces of nature, in one final terrifying encounter in the Tucson desert.
A thrilling mystery that combines literary suspense and romance with a mystical twist that is unputdownable. If you love Kate Atkinson and Alice Sebold, you should not miss Hester Young.
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About the author
Hester Young holds a masterās degree in English with a creative writing concentration from the University of Hawaiāi at MÄnoa, and her work has been published in literary magazines such as The Hawaiāi Review. Before turning to writing full-time, she worked as a teacher in Arizona and New Hampshire. Young lives with her husband and two children in New Jersey.
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