Friendly Fire, Lisa Guenther
Friendly Fire, Lisa Guenther
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Friendly Fire
A Novel

Author: Lisa Guenther

Narrator: Maureen Crossan

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 O'REILLY INSURANCE AND THE CO-OPERATORS FIRST BOOK AWARD.As a long, hot Saskatchewan summer dawns, Darby Swank’s life is forever changed when she finds her beloved aunt floating dead in a lake. All at once, her blinders are lifted and she sees the country lifestyle she’s always known in a whole new way, with hidden pain and anguish lurking behind familiar faces, and violence forever threatening to burst forth, like brushfire smouldering and dormant under the muskeg.With her first novel, Lisa Guenther lays bare familial bonds, secret histories and the healing potential of art. Friendly Fire recalls the work of Ann-Marie MacDonald and Lynn Coady as it eviscerates small-town platitudes and brings important issues to light.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Backwater on October 04, 2015

To call Lisa Guenther’s debut novel a mystery is a bit superficial, and possibly reductive. At the heart of Friendly Fire there is indeed a secret, but it is only the engine which drives her story – the vehicle she uses to reveal the complex dynamics of family and small town relationships. And Guent......more

Goodreads review by Marie on September 15, 2015

As a lover of Canadian fiction, this book hit all the marks for me. The storyline is compelling and draws the reader in -- a real page-turner. The author does a beautiful job describing life in rural Saskatchewan, and as a reader I could feel like I was a part of the community and the story. This no......more

Goodreads review by Annemarie on November 21, 2015

I really enjoyed this book and read most of it in one sitting. The story keeps moving along and I just needed to know how Darby was going to handle a couple of major decisions. I liked her and was rooting (sp?) for her throughout, despite some questionable choices and a little near sightedness! And......more

Goodreads review by John on October 24, 2015

Friendly Fire is a mystery novel about family secrets. It is a little suspenseful. Very well written. I won this book through the giveaways.......more

Goodreads review by Leeann on June 02, 2016

Great book about domestic violence by new Saskatchewan author.......more