Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Contemporary Women's Fiction A Long Thaw by Katie O'Rourke.
A Long Thaw is a multi-generational story about the power of secrets and the unbreakable bonds of family.
The Book has been self-published via Brown House Books and is available as eBook and Paperback - 195 pages - released in March 2015.
About the Book
A Long Thaw is about two female cousins who reconnect as adults. Abby and Juliet were close as children, but the divorce of Juliet’s parents fragmented this family and sent the girls in very different directions.
Juliet grew up too quickly, on the west coast, forced to be responsible for her younger sisters as well as an alcoholic, single mother. On the east coast, Abby was raised a pampered, sheltered only child.
As women, they try to mend the rift and come to terms with the way their shared history connects them in spite of the years apart.
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Reviews (Excerpts)
- "A Long Thaw carries many of the same wonderful qualities that made Monsoon Season such an impressive debut and extends them into a somewhat more expansive sophomore novel. O’Rourke’s prose has a definite talent for drawing me into the story from the first page; the world of her fiction comes to life with impressive clarity and her characters are immediately interesting [...]" - Casey Clow
- "The style of writing is clear and touching. The characters are developed in a way that makes you care about the story." - Ellen O'Rourke
- "[...] This book is filled with very authentic dialogue. I felt as if I were overhearing a conversation rather than reading a book. The story is told in revolving points of view and that allowed for me to get to know each character on an individual basis. This made it simpler for me to keep track of who was who and to really feel a bond forming with each character." - Ionia Froment
- "I love the way she consistently builds realistic characters I can root for." - Tricia Drammeh
About the Author
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| Author Katie O'Rourke |
Monsoon Season, her debut novel, was a bestselling e-book. A Long Thaw was released in 2015, followed up by Still Life, a collection of short stories.
Her most recent novel, Finding Charlie, was selected for publication by KindleScout.
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