by Luanne Rice
These people always seem to pay the price in life and somehow miss out on all the happy.
I recently finished reading Luanne Rice's newest offering, Little Night: A Novel. This books takes a compelling look at the effects of spousal abuse on family dynamics. An author can go several ways with this type of a story, and I thought this one did a good job of telling a harrowing tale withou...
3.5 starsOver the Easter long weekend I was in Sydney and found myself in the middle of a situation where a guy was getting rough with his girlfriend. It ended with him realizing he couldn’t bully me and he had a snowflakes chance in hell of beating me in a fight so he stormed off. That’s the exten...
When I started reading this book, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I had never read a Luanne Rice novel before and I only knew that I liked the cover. And that I liked weird novels. The blurb promises a story of two generations meeting, estranged sisters and a family tragedy. It reminde...
How far would you go to protect your sister? What if you do protect you sister and she tells lies that don't backup your story?That's exactly what happened to Clare Burke. She tried to help Anne leave the husband that was abusing her and ended up being charged with assault. The verdict largely hinge...
Little Night by Luanne RiceISBN: 9780670023561 Book starts out with Clare attacking her sisters husband because of what he's done to them all. She ends up in prison and her sister Anne and the kids, gilly and grit are still left behind to endure his torture.While in prison she's had a lot of time ...