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Grief, hope, and unconventional family bonds.

"Whiskey & Ribbons" could be a great choice if you appreciate stories that delve deeply into the human experience of love and loss. Leesa Cross-Smith elegantly weaves a tale through alternating perspectives, offering an intimate look into how people cope with unimaginable tragedy. It's a poignant read that manages to find beauty in resilience and the forging of new family dynamics against the backdrop of sorrow.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for Literary Fiction (Gold) (2019)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Whiskey & Ribbons

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ISBN: 9781938235382
Publisher: Hub City Press
Date of Publication: 2018-03-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.81
(rated by 2051 readers)

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Set in contemporary Louisville, Leesa Cross-Smith’s mesmerizing first novel surrounding the death of a police officer is a requiem for marriage, friendship, and family. Evi—a classically trained ballerina—was nine months pregnant when her husband Eamon was killed in the line of duty on a steamy morning in July. Now, it is winter, and Eamon's adopted brother Dalton has moved in to help her raise six-month-old Noah. Whiskey & Ribbons is told in three intertwining, melodic voices: Evi in present day, as she’s snowed in with Dalton during a freak blizzard; Eamon before his murder, as he prepares for impending fatherhood and grapples with the danger of his profession; and Dalton, as he struggles to make sense of his life next to Eamon’s, and as he decides to track down the biological father he’s never known. In the vein of Jojo Moyes’ After You, Whiskey & Ribbons explores the life that continues beyond loss, with a complicated brotherly dynamic reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout’s The Burgess Boys. It’s a meditation on grief, hope, motherhood, brotherhood, and surrogate fatherhood. Above all, it’s a novel about what it means—and whether it’s possible—to heal.
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Grief, hope, and unconventional family bonds.

"Whiskey & Ribbons" could be a great choice if you appreciate stories that delve deeply into the human experience of love and loss. Leesa Cross-Smith elegantly weaves a tale through alternating perspectives, offering an intimate look into how people cope with unimaginable tragedy. It's a poignant read that manages to find beauty in resilience and the forging of new family dynamics against the backdrop of sorrow.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for Literary Fiction (Gold) (2019)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.