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The Other Side of Everything
The Other Side of Everything: A Novel | Lauren Doyle Owens
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[For] fans of crime fiction wanting literary flair and emotional depth. Publishers Weekly, starred review Laura Lippman meets Megan Abbott in this suspenseful literary debut about three generations of neighbors whose lives intersect in the aftermath of a crime. Bernard White is a curmudgeonly widower who has lived in Seven Springs, Florida for decades and has kept to himself since his wife passed. When his neighbor is murdered, he emerges from his solitude to reconnect with his fellow octogenarians. These connections become a literal lifeline as a second, and then a third, elderly woman is murdered, and the originals as they call themselves, realize that they are being targeted. Amy Unger is an artist and cancer survivor whose emotional recovery has not been as successful as her physical one. After the woman next door is murdered, she begins to paint imagined scenes from the murder in an effort to cope with her own loss. But when her paintings prove to be too realistic, her neighbors grow suspicious, and she soon finds herself in the crosshairs of the police. And then theres Maddie Lowe, a teenage waitress whose mother recently abandoned the family. As Maddie struggles to keep her family together and maintain the appearance of normal teenage life, she finds herself drawn to the man the police say is the killer. As they navigate their increasingly dangerous and tumultuous worlds, Bernard, Amy, and Maddie begin to uncover the connections between them, and the past and present, in a novel that ultimately proves the power of tragedy to spark renewal.
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Eggs
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Day 8:

Finished 1 today - the tagged - a solid 4+ of 5 ⭐️

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#OutstandingOctober Readathon @Andrew65

kspenmoll Amazing!!!! 2y
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2y
Eggs @kspenmoll @Andrew65 🙏🏻❤️ 2y
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Eggbeater
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My timer reset when my phone restarted 😪 but I did finish the 1st book for the #20in4 #readathon 😁

It was a pretty good book, too. It was more of a character study than it was a plot driven thriller. I really liked the characters, they were well fleshed out and interesting.

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Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 Timers not so great 🙈 (edited) 3y
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everfree7
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A slower read, one to savor. The heartbreaking human emotions and relationships are more important than the murder mystery in this novel.

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everfree7

New read! Also found on current books shelf at library.

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catebutler
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I‘m halfway through THE OTHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING & can‘t seem to put it down! The mystery has kept me on my toes, but what I‘ve loved most about the book, is the human tie/factor between each of the characters. There is an emotional depth to each of their stories, & recent critical reviews state, this is what stands out the most in the book. I can‘t wait to finish up the last 100 pages. Owens is definitely an author, I‘ll be keeping my eye on!

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readvoraciously
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This is Touchstone's spring preview and boy does it look phenomenal!