Título: Where Echoes Die: A Novel
Autor: Courtney Gould
Sinopse: An International Thriller Award Finalist
Two sisters travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother’s death, but uncover more than they bargained for in this supernatural thriller from the author of The Dead and the Dark.
Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She can’t stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, longing for a time when things were more normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother’s handwriting arrives in the mail that reads Come and find me, pointing to the small town at the center of her last investigation, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers.
But when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona, it’s clear that something’s off. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by a gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. No one seems to remember when they got there, and when Beck digs deeper into the town’s enigmatic leader and his daughter, Avery, she begins to suspect that they know more than they’re letting on.
As Beck and her sister search for answers about their mother, she and Avery are increasingly drawn together, and their unexpected connection brings up emotions Beck has fought to keep buried. Beck is desperate to hold onto the way things used to be, but when she starts losing herself in Backravel―and its connection to her mother― she risks losing her way back out.
In Where Echoes Die, Courtney Gould draws readers into a haunting desert town to explore grief, the weight of not letting go of the past, first love, and the bonds between sisters, mothers and daughters.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Where Echoes Die: A Novel”, de Courtney Gould, publicado pela editora Wednesday Books, em 2023 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Wednesday Books
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2023-06-20
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250825792
ISBN13: 9781250825797
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Wednesday Books costumam transportar o leitor para universos onde o extraordinário se mistura ao cotidiano, seja por meio de fantasia, romance ou mistério. Muitas histórias exploram jornadas pessoais intensas, como descobertas de identidade, confrontos com o passado e relações complexas, geralmente com protagonistas jovens enfrentando dilemas emocionais e sociais. O tom varia entre o envolvente e o reflexivo, com ritmo que pode oscilar entre a tensão crescente e momentos de humor ou leveza. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por narrativas que combinam elementos fantásticos e realistas, frequentemente ambientadas em contextos contemporâneos ou históricos, e que valorizam personagens multifacetados e conflitos internos.
