Heading Out To Wonderful

Description

It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, back from war in Europe, shows up in the sleepy town of Brownsburg, Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. Charlie should have turned around and walked back the other way, for what follows - the most passionate and tragic story of a forbidden love affair - will threaten to destroy everything and everyone in its path. Told through the eyes of Sam, a young boy in the town whose world is changed forever by the events of that single year, "Heading Out to Wonderful" is a suspenseful masterpiece, a haunting, heart-stopping novel of obsession and love gone terribly wrong in a place where once upon a time such things could happen.

Promotion info

A stranger. A small town. The wife of the town's richest man. There's no stopping what's about to happen in this searing new novel from million copy bestseller, Robert Goolrick.

Reviews

"I LOVE this. " -- Kathryn Stockett author of The Help "Deliciously dark and dangerous" O, The Oprah Magazine "Beautifully written... Rich, evocative. passionate and tragic" -- Garth Stein author of The Art of Racing in the Rain "A mesmerizing gothic tale of a good man gone wrong... Finely crafted fiction from a captivating writer" Booklist, starred review "Goolrick's tale of doomed love resonates like a folk ballad... the narrative builds slowly to its violent climax, packs an emotional punch, and then haunts [its] readers" Publishers Weekly

Author description

Robert Goolrick's debut novel, A Reliable Wife, was a number 1 New York Times bestseller and sold over a million copies. He is also the author of the acclaimed memoir The End of the World as We Know It. He lives in a small Virginia town.