Lulu and Merry's childhood was never ideal, but on the day
before Lulu's tenth birthday their father drives them into a
nightmare. He's always hungered for the love of the girls'
self-obsessed mother; after she throws him out, their troubles turn
deadly.
Lulu had been warned to never to let her father in, but when he
shows up drunk, he's impossible to ignore. He bullies his way past
Lulu, who then listens in horror as her parents struggle. She runs
for help, but discovers upon her return that he's murdered her
mother, stabbed her five-year-old sister, and tried,
unsuccessfully, to kill himself.
Lulu and Merry are effectively orphaned by their mother's death
and father's imprisonment, but the girls' relatives refuse to care
for them and abandon them to a terrifying group home. Even as they
plot to be taken in by a well-to-do family, they come to learn
they'll never really belong anywhere or to anyone--that all they
have to hold onto is each other.
For thirty years, the sisters try to make sense of what
happened. Their imprisoned father is a specter in both their lives,
shadowing every choice they make. One spends her life pretending
he's dead, while the other feels compelled, by fear, by duty, to
keep him close. Both dread the day his attempts to win parole may
meet success.
A beautifully written, compulsively readable debut, The
Murderer's Daughters is a testament to the power of family and the
ties that bind us together and tear us apart.
General
Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2011 |
First published: |
February 2011 |
Authors: |
Randy Susan Meyers
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Dimensions: |
213 x 137 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-312-67443-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-312-67443-0 |
Barcode: |
9780312674434 |
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