Böcker av Kelly Simmons

If only all writers could have an honest, experienced friend in the publishing business to tell it to them straight. Now they do. In language that alternates between realistic and poetic, Writing Tough, Writing Tender makes an inspirational gift for writers at any level. Kelly Simmons, an acclaimed novelist and experienced writing teacher and mentor, offers encouragement for every stage of the writing journey.

Booklist compared this author's propulsive novels to Big Little Lies. In her eighth suspenseful, emotional page-turner, Simmons explores friendship and the cost of keeping secrets in a small Pennsylvania town. When Sarah, Jonna, and Taylor meet in a parent grief group, they're the same age, but the secrets they keep from their families and from the police, are all different. Still reeling from the crimes committed against their children, the women are hungry for answers and purpose - and yes, for fun. But as their friendship grows, so does their questionable behavior -- and their suspicions about each other. Were any of them complicit in their children's deaths? And how far will they go to keep their secrets -- and each other's?

Beecher White, a young archivist for the US government, has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself . . . Until now.