In the deep woods of East Texas, Henry supports his family by selling bootleg liquor. It’s all he can do to keep his compassionate but ailing mother and his stepfather – a fanatical grassroots minister with a bruising rhetoric – from ruin. But they have no idea they’ve become the obsession of the girl in the woods.
Abandoned and nearly feral, Eve has been watching them, seduced by the notion of family – something she’s known only in the most brutal sense. Soon she can’t resist the temptation to get close. Where Henry’s mother sees a poor girl in need, his father sees only wickedness. When Henry forges an unexpected bond with Eve, he believes he might be able to save her. He doesn’t know how wrong he is.
Eve is about to take charge of her own destiny – and that of Henry’s family. As both their worlds spin violently out of control, Henry must make an impossible choice: protect the broken young woman who’s claimed a piece of his soul, or put everyone he loves at risk in order to do the right thing.
Part whirlwind, Part mesmerising, Part brutal… I really struggled with this month’s Kindle First choices… there were so many unique books to choose from. In the end I kept coming back to ‘The Unremembered Girl’ ….there is something so haunting about the woods, the swamp, the abandoned and enchanting girl with no name…Eve. I knew I’d be reading part mystery, part broken family, part horror… but nonetheless I was compelled and compelled I stayed until the final page…
Very dark, twisted tale full of surprises The book starts with a teaser chapter, jumping feet first in with a shocker that made me reconsider reading the rest of the book. The second chapter begins a flashback series of events until we catch back up to reread the first chapter, and beyond as the dominoes of events falls neatly in place. I’m glad I didn’t quit reading.
CAN BROKEN LIVES BE FIXED? A dramatic and moving search for answers. As I read this bookâs description and first chapter, I asked, âWould the whole novel be this good? Will it be character-driven, written with flavor and simplicity in the style of great southern American novelists such as William Faulkner?