I received this book from Publisher for review consideration.
Three Rivers by Tiffany Quay Tyson Published by Thomas Dunne Books on July 21st 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Debut, Fiction
Pages: 304
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
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When a dangerous storm threatens the Mississippi Delta, two families are put to the test in this Southern literary debut
Melody Mahaffey, trapped into touring for years with a third-rate Christian pop band she can hardly stand, is almost relieved to receive her mother’s distress call. But when she returns home to care for her dying father and brain-damaged brother at the sprawling, defunct Three Rivers Farm, Melody is shocked to discover that her mother has abandoned the family. Sure that her daughter will do the right thing, Geneva has left to seek spiritual guidance and break things off with her long-time lover.
Rain begins to fall and an epic flood threatens the Mississippi Delta. While Melody tries to get a handle on the chaos at home, a man and his little boy are squatting on her land, escaping their own nightmare. Obi is on the run from a horrific mistake, and he’s intent on keeping his son with him at any cost. When the storm arrives, though, they have no choice but to take shelter in Melody’s house. And the waters just keep rising.
A lifetime of lies, misunderstandings and dark secrets bubble to the surface as the flood destroys the land and threatens their lives. Set against the fertile but dangerous landscape of the rural south near the fictional town of White Forest, Mississippi, Three Rivers beautifully weaves together three parallel stories, told over three days, as each character is propelled headlong into the storm.
I shared an excerpt of Tiffany Quay Tyson’s debut novel Three Rivers yesterday, and now I’m going to tell you just how much I loved the book and give you a chance to win your own copy!
I started Three Rivers slowly, taking my time to get acquainted with the three characters whose stories were being told in alternating chapters. They are all wanderers – Obi, who lives by the river with his young son, and when I say by the river I don’t mean in a house. They live freely moving from one place to the next. Melody, left home to tour the country with a Christian pop band while questioning her own faith. Geneva, a lost soul, searching for spiritual guidance.
Then as their paths began to collide, I just couldn’t help myself, I had to find out what happened next. Finishing Obi’s chapter to then read Melody’s and Geneva’s chapters before being able to find out what happened with Obi. And when the storm started, and the river swelled, I was turning the pages as quickly as the flood waters were rising!
I loved the way that Tiffany Quay Tyson was able to seamlessly weave these three stories together, and I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for what she writes next.
Don’t just take my word for it, Ivory Owl Reviews swiftly added Tyson to her auto-read list, and was swept away by the characters at page 8!
And now for your chance to win a copy of Three Rivers. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, I have 1 copy available to a resident of the U.S. The giveaway will end a week from today (July 28th), just fill out the Rafflecopter below to enter.
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