{Review} The Widows of Braxton County

Family secrets can bind and destroy

Kate is ready to put her nomadic, city-dwelling past behind her when she marries Joe Krause and moves with him to the Iowa farm that has been in his family for more than 140 years. But life on the farm isn't quite as idyllic as she'd hoped. It's filled with chores, judgmental neighbors, and her mother-in-law, who—unbeknownst to Kate until after the wedding—will be living with them.

As Kate struggles to find her place in the small farming community, she begins to realize that her husband and his family are not who she thought they were. According to town gossip, the Krause family harbors a long-kept secret about a mysterious death that haunts Kate as a dangerous, unexplainable chain of events begins.

Biography

Jess McConkey aka Shirley Damsgaard is an award-winning writer of short fiction, the Abby and Ophelia series, and Love Lies Bleeding. She lives in a small Iowa town, where she served as postmaster for more than twenty years.
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This one was great! The answer is right in front of your face and you wont see it until the end which I thought was wonderful! To many books are predictable so this was a fresh glass of water.  Set in two time periods (1890 & 2012) this author weaves a wonderful mystery about the Widows of Braxton County.  This story includes woman's rights and about how hatred can eat you alive.

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

Posted in: 4 Stars, Adult, HarperCollins, Review