Dreams Of Falling by Karen White
Thanks to Tara O’Connor of Berkley., I am giving away one print copy of ‘Dreams Of Falling’ by Karen White.
Description Dreams Of Falling by Karen White
Highlighting a transitional decade in American history, Dreams Of Falling tells the story of three young women battling small-town expectations as they come of age in the 1950s. Bound by the dictates of the time and their Southern upbringings, the girls decide to keep a terrible secret that will tie them and their families together for the next five decades.
In 1950s Georgetown, South Carolina. lifelong best friends Ceecee, Margaret, and Bitty graduate from high school, bound by their shared dreams . . . wishes they write on ribbons and tie to an old tree. Constrained by small town expectations, they plan a last grab at freedom: a graduation trip to Myrtle Beach. But one night on the boardwalk will change everything; and the sacrifices that follow will ripple through three generations.
Present day. Larkin Lanier left Georgetown at 18, promising she’d never return. But when her mother Ivy disappears, Larkin is called back to her hometown. And when Ivy is found unconscious on the site of their family’s abandoned rice plantation, Larkin’s search for answers—why was her mother at Carrowmore?—lead her to a ribbon left in the girls’ old wishing tree: I know about Margaret. What happens next triggers Larkin’s unraveling of fifty-year-old secrets . . . secrets so dark they remain unspoken even amongst the three friends who share them.
Praise Dreams Of Falling by Karen White
“Three lifelong best friends. One dark secret that will reverberate for generations to come. Told in multiple timelines of the present and the past, this is Southern fiction at its best. A novel about dreams, friendship, and family, Dreams of Falling will make you long for home.”—PopSugar
“This wonderfully woven novel has it all—intrigue, romance, echoes of lingering regrets—and the pages are brimming with compelling characters. Dreams of Falling is the best kind of novel—it’s a past-and-present love story expertly wrapped in mystery. Karen White never fails to deliver.”—Susan Meissner, bestselling author of As Bright as Heaven
About Karen White
Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the Tradd Street series, The Night the Lights Went Out, Flight Patterns, The Sound of Glass, A Long Time Gone, and The Time Between. She is the coauthor of The Forgotton Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta, Georgia.
Website: https://www.karen-white.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarenWhiteWrite
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Giveaway Dreams Of Falling by Karen White
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on June 22, 2018 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
An intriguing and captivating story set during an era which is my favorite. Thanks.
The review has me wondering what the family secret is. Thanks for the giveaway..
So happy to see this book on your list. Karen White is so eminently readable, her books get devoured multiple times at our house. Thanks
I’ve heard so many amazing things about this author; I’m not surprised to find you are of this opinion, Carl. I did consider entering this giveaway, but I decided that would just be greedy, since if I want to find out if I like Karen White, I really ought to read the copy of *Flight Patterns* I already own but haven’t read. Yeah, you’re welcome for the basic human/reader decency, all giveaway entrants! 😉 Good luck to all, and thanks for all the stellar giveaways, Teddy Rose!
I love to read Karen White’s books. Have not read this one yet. A great author and very much would like to win and read another great book of hers! Thank you for this chance!
I wonder about the secret and really like the cover.