Back Roads, (Paperback)

from fingerpost

Well. That was a downer. "Back Roads" is about the dysfunctional family to end all dysfunctional families. Great book... just not a pleasant read. Harley's mother is in prison for killing her husband (Harley's father) who abused his children. Harley got custody of his three sisters: Amber, in her...

from porchsitter55

Disturbing tale of mental illness, incest, murder and betrayal. A young man is left to raise 3 sisters after his mother is convicted of murdering the father for abusing the children. But all is not as it seems in this twisting, turning story. Complex issues churn together in the caldron of the yo...

from HarryMacDonald

Much nonsense has been talked and written about this first novel by the pseudonymous Ms O'Dell. It has been, to my knowledge, passed-off as chick-lit and as soft-core erotica, and I shudder to think what else. But the fact remains that no matter what the Author's motivation -- and, being slightly...

from brennreyn

Try as I did, I just couldn't love this book. Though I appreciate O'Dell's address of complex issues such as infidelity, murder, mental illness, and incest, I couldn't empathize with any of the characters. The book ends up in one giant train wreck, and there was nothing to redeem the dysfunction....

from BookConcierge

Hurley Altmyer is a 19-year-old who has taken on the responsibility for his three younger sisters after their mother has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for shooting their father. He is hanging on by his fingernails - working two low-paying jobs in an effort to keep their house and...