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    The Widows: A Novel
    The Widows: A Novel
    The Widows: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Widows: A Novel

    Written by Jess Montgomery

    Narrated by Susan Bennett

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    Inspired by the true story of Ohio’s first female sheriff, The Widows by Jess Montgomery is a powerful debut about two women’s search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community.

    Kinship, Ohio, 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town’s widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death.

    Hours after his funeral, a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner’s widow, is unaware that Daniel has died, and begs to speak with him about her missing daughter.

    From miles away but worlds apart, Lily and Marvena’s lives collide as they realize that Daniel was not the man that either of them believed him to be—and that his murder is far more complex than either of them could have imagined.

    Praise for The Widows:

    “The Widows kept me on the edge of my seat. Jess Montgomery is a masterful storyteller. This is a novel about courage and the good hearts of women, and it builds, almost unbearably, to its stunning end.” — Lee Martin, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Bright Forever

    "Set when coal was king and the Pinkertons its strikebreakers, The Widows is a gripping, beautifully written novel about two women avenging the murder of the man they both loved."—Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author of You'll Never Know, Dear

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateJan 8, 2019
    ISBN9781250316509
    Author

    Jess Montgomery

    JESS MONTGOMERY writes a Writer's Digest magazine column, "Level Up Your Writing (Life)" and was formerly the “Literary Life” columnist for the Dayton Daily News. Based on early chapters of the first book in the Kinship Series, The Widows, Jess was awarded an Ohio Arts Council individual artist’s grant for literary arts and named the John E. Nance Writer-in-Residence at Thurber House in Columbus. Jess lives in her native state of Ohio.

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    • 5/5
      I enjoyed listening to this book. Well told. Meeting author in Greenville, Ohio Friday evening at the public library.
    • 4/5
      I loved this story of Ohio’s first female sheriff and how she works together with a local coal-miner’s wife to solve a painful mystery involving both of their families. I especially love the way the situation between these women is uncomfortable, but they are able to eventually trust one another and work together toward their common goals. Great characters, and I’m so glad this is a series.