The Sound of Glass - Hardcover

Praise for "New York Times" Bestselling Author Karen White
"White...keeps those pages turning, so much so that the book can--and should be--finished in one afternoon, interrupted only by a glass of sweet iced tea."--Oprah.com
"[A] richly detailed narrative."--"The Washington Post "
"Worthy of a Tennessee Williams play."--fayobserver.com (Fayetteville, NC)
"White...write[s] a book that keeps you hankering for more."--"South Charlotte Weekly"
"White...weaves together themes of Southern culture, the powerful bond of family, and the courage to rebuild in the face of destruction to create an incredibly moving story her dedicated fans are sure to embrace."--"Moultrie News" (SC)
"Karen White's...delta-drawn narrative is gothic gold.""--The Atlantan "
"Storytelling of the highest order: the kind of book that leaves you both deeply satisfied and aching for more."--Beatriz Williams, "New York Times "Bestselling Author of "The Secret Life of Violet Grant"
"A book you could get lost in.""--Delta Magazine"
"[A] dedicated artist....Karen White's talent is ripe for the taking."--"The Huffington Post"
"A master storyteller."--"Fresh Fiction "
"Truly gifted."--"Las Vegas Review-Journal"

Praise for "The Sound of Glass"
"From the mysterious events of the first chapter to the heart-rending revelations of the last, Karen White paints a vivid portrait of a family filled with secrets, strife and--ultimately--love. I adore Karen's stories and "The Sound of Glass" may well be my new favorite." Diane Chamberlain, "USA Today" Bestselling author of "The Silent Sister"
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Complex and emotionally rich, Karen White s "Sound of Glass" will linger in the reader s heart long after the last page is turned. A gripping story, beautifully told. Karen Rose, "New York Times"bestselling author of "Closer Than You Think"
A richly imagined, multilayered mystery where interlinked stories and unearthedsecrets of a damaged family lead to courage and healing. Engrossing from beginning to end. Beth Hoffman, "New York Times"bestselling author of"Looking for Me"

Praise for "New York Times" Bestselling Author Karen White
White...keeps those pages turning, so much so that the book can and should be finished in one afternoon, interrupted only by a glass of sweet iced tea. Oprah.com
[A] richly detailed narrative. "The Washington Post"
Worthy of a Tennessee Williams play. fayobserver.com (Fayetteville, NC)
Karen White s...delta-drawn narrative is gothic gold. "The Atlantan"
Storytelling of the highest order: the kind of book that leaves you both deeply satisfied and aching for more. Beatriz Williams, "New York Times" Bestselling Author of "The Secret Life of Violet Grant"
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A book you could get lost in. "Delta Magazine""

The New York Times bestselling author of A Long Time Gone now explores a Southern family’s buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret.

It has been two years since the death of Merritt Heyward’s husband, Cal, when she receives unexpected newsCal’s family home in Beaufort, South Carolina, bequeathed by Cal’s reclusive grandmother, now belongs to Merritt.

Charting the course of an uncertain lifeand feeling guilt from her husband’s tragic deathMerritt travels from her home in Maine to Beaufort, where the secrets of Cal’s unspoken-of past reside among the pluff mud and jasmine of the ancestral Heyward home on the Bluff. This unknown legacy, now Merritt’s, will change and define her as she navigates her new lifea new life complicated by the arrival of her too young stepmother and ten-year-old half-brother.

Soon, in this house of strangers, Merritt is forced into unraveling the Heyward family past as she faces her own fears and finds the healing she needs in the salt air of the Low Country.