Clare Leslie Hall

A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past, in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing." The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him." Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth's brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn't realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives, for the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager--the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel's life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was and the woman she has become. A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives...but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending? I did not see it coming." --Reese Witherspoon "Stirring and mysterious...fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark." --Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. "The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him." Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth's brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn't realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager--the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel's life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become. A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.

"A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. "The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him." Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth's brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn't realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager--the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel's life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become. A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love."

Når jorden bristerer en altoppslukende kjærlighetshistorie - et lidenskapelig trekantdrama - med et mørkt hjerte. Boken utgis i 31 land, og filmrettighetene er solgt til Reese Witherspoons filmselskap Hello Sunshine. Sør-England, 1968. Beth og ektemannen Frank driver en stor sauegård sammen. Livet er godt, de elsker å bo og leve så tett på naturen. Men en dag dukker Beths ungdomskjæreste Gabriel opp på gården, sammen med sønnen Leo - en gutt som minner Beth og Frank om den lille gutten de selv har mistet. Sakte, men sikkert, dras Beth tilbake til Gabriel. Stemningen på gården endrer seg raskt, og mørke hemmeligheter avsløres. Det går så langt at en mann blir drept, men hvem står bak? Mens hun venter på rettssaken, tvinges Beth til å velge mellom den kvinnen hun en gang var, og den hun er i dag.«En kjærlighetsfortelling ulik alle andre. Et glødende mysterium, og samtidig et vakkert blikk på hva man må ofre for å få en ny sjanse ... Fantastisk.» Chris Whitaker«Stemningsfull, følsom og overbevisende … Sikter rett mot hjertet og treffer blink.» Delia Owens, forfatter av Der krepsene synger«Svært fascinerende: vakker, kraftfull, lyrisk, brutal og lidenskapelig. Jeg slukte den». Miranda Cowley Heller, forfatteren av Papirslottet«En vakker og briljant konstruert pageturner … Den har alt – kjærlighet, tap, raseri, tilgivelse – og jeg var helt oppslukt fra første side.» Mary Beth Keane, forfatter