kim michele richardson the book woman of troublesome creek

A clear stage is set for Muddy and Bobby to discover the truth about Ella, Frannie and themselves as they follow a road filled with suspicions, secrets, threats and racism. Liar’s Bench is a satisfying mystery with thought-provoking historical elements, written in a sassy Southern voice.' -HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY Frannie’s touching and relevant story is told in meaningful bites, and Muddy is the personification of a 17-year-old girl who Richardson has written with wit, anger and the sensibilities of her age. Richardson does a splendid job of weaving the two stories together without a literary muddle. 'The tale is full of Southern swagger and a hundred years of lies. Many authors can write a compelling story in a historical setting.Richardson also creates a world that readers can get lost in and come out the other side, learning more about history but also themselves.” -The News-GazetteChampaign, IL From page one, readers can see they are in the hands of a master writer and are taking a trip back in time. 'Liar's Bench' by Kim Michele Richardson is a well-crafted, beautifully written debut novel set in 1972 in the South - Peckinpaw, Ky., to be exact.

It is a brilliantly managed game played on a 100-plus year field whose goal posts are two hangings.' -Southern Literary Review It is at once a story of young love, of traditions both poisonous and healing, and of murder. It confronts the tragic persistence of racism and the resilient, transcendent power of the human spirit. PRAISE LIAR'S BENCH 'This glorious debut novel is one of an unexpectedly fine crop of recent and new Southern fiction.

Kim michele richardson the book woman of troublesome creek