{"product_id":"reef-road-hardcover","title":"Reef Road - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Goodrich Royce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhen a severed hand washes ashore in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, Florida, the lives of two women--a lonely writer obsessed with the unsolved murder of her mother's best friend and a panicked wife whose husband has disappeared with their children--collide as the world shutters in the pandemic lockdown of 2020.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReef Road\u003c\/i\u003e is magnificent. It feels utterly real, a novel of deeply personal context. It swerves between truth and lies--the lies that lead to an even deeper--and more devastating--truth. Though pure fiction, it reads as compellingly as a mixture of memoir and exposé. It has left me shaken to the core. Deborah Goodrich Royce writes with brilliant understanding of the mystery and occasional grace of trauma.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Luanne Rice, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman's life seems perfect until her family goes missing. A writer lives alone with her dog and collects arcane murder statistics. What each of them stands to lose as they sneak around the do-not-enter tape blocking Reef Road beach is exposed by the steady tightening of the cincture encircling them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a nod to the true crime that inspired it, Deborah Goodrich Royce's \u003ci\u003eReef Road\u003c\/i\u003e probes unhealed generational scars in a wrenching and original work of fiction. It is both stunning and sexy and, like a bystander surprised by a curtain left open, you won't be able to look away.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Goodrich Royce's \u003ci\u003eReef Road, \u003c\/i\u003ea national bestseller and Indie Next pick, was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRuby Falls\u003c\/i\u003e won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist, and \u003ci\u003eFinding Mrs. Ford\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the Ocean House Author Series, Deborah interviews writers ranging from Katie Couric to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. With fellow authors Luanne Rice and Amy Scheibe she leads the Deer Mountain Writers' Retreat. She writes a book column for \u003ci\u003eHey Rhody\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProvidence Monthly \u003c\/i\u003emagazines and began her career as an actress on \u003ci\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/i\u003e and story editor at Miramax Films\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah holds a BA in modern foreign languages and two honorary doctorates of humane letters from Lake Erie College and the University of Rhode Island. With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the Avon Theatre, Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United Theatre, Martin House Books, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects. She is a trustee of New York Botanical Garden.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.27 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097853059296,"sku":"9781637584965","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/R71eKC98-r9781637584965.webp?v=1781689185","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/reef-road-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}