Compelling and Thought-Provoking
ABOUT THE BOOK
When retired nurse Frannie Greene moves into a senior living apartment, she finds a compelling friendship with her new neighbor Katherine—only to discover that Katherine is married to the judge Frannie believes is implicated in the death of her beloved granddaughter.
Observing the medication cart sparks Frannie’s darkest imagination, and her desire for revenge combines with her medical expertise. In one dreadful, impulsive moment, she tampers with the medicine. However, the next day, someone is dead, and Frannie realizes the gravity of what she’s done.
The police get involved, and suspicions gather around someone Frannie knows to be innocent. Wracked with remorse, Frannie’s anxiety becomes unbearable. As she works to make it right, she discovers that things are more complicated than they seem.
She’s spent years aching for accountability from people in power. Is she the one who now needs to be held culpable? What really happened that night?
| Length | 9 hours and 52 minutes |
|---|---|
| Author | Rebecca A. Keller |
| Narrator | Petrea Burchard |
| Audible Release Date | April 04, 2023 |
| Publisher | Dreamscape Media |
Rebecca Keller’s debut novel didn’t disappoint me. Her book is filled with incredible characters, with believable strengths and weaknesses. While her descriptions transported me to a setting that was filled with emotional tension. At times the situation and setting were uplifting, others slightly depressing.
The narrator of the audiobook, Petrea Burchard, was wonderful. Speaking clearly with the appropriate amount of emotion and tension, brought the book to life. Her various voices for the characters demonstrated an amazing talent. Both the outstanding novel and narration easily pulled me into the story and held my attention.
Former nurse Frannie Greene is in her early 70s and widowed. Unfortunately, due to a fall, her son and daughter feel more comfortable with her residing in an assisted living facility. A move Frannie hates to make. But in time she agrees to sell her house and accept that her children are right, though a lack of independence is hard to give up.
Little do any of them know that this move will bring up a past emotional experience and impulsive actions.
My Concerns
This is a personal note. I wish more children were as available to their parents as those in this book. Especially elderly who are in assisted living or nursing homes.
I had no legitimate concerns.
Final Thoughts
This story had such a creative feel to it. The setting was unique, and the characters and surroundings were believable. The plot was one that left me thinking about morality, friendship, justice, revenge, managerial hierarchy, mortality, regrets, and much more. But those looking for a mystery as the main plot will likely be disappointed.
I loved the writing style and definitely will watch for more books by Rebecca Keller. I will also be on the lookout for another book narrated by: Petrea Burchard.
My thanks to #Netgalley and #DreamscapeMedia for my advance audio copy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rebecca Keller is a writer, an internationally exhibited artist, a college professor, a Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts.
But once upon a time she was a house-cleaner, shuttle driver, waitress, and nursing home cook. She got a graduate degree to improve her lot, and ended up working in museums, where she wrote about art and gave tours, making her own work at night. She had children. She began teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was awarded a Fulbright. She did a TEDx talk.
And she began writing fiction. Her stories have been nominated for a Pushcart prize, and her debut novel “You Should Have Known” will be released from Crooked Lane Books in 2023. She is now working on stories about art and another novel.
Learn more about her artworks here: https://rebeccakeller.net/home.html
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