The Mourning Hours

· HarperCollins Australia
4.3
12 reviews
Ebook
272
Pages

About this ebook


A family's loyalty is put to the ultimate test.

Kirsten Hammarstrom hasn't been home to her tiny corner of rural Wisconsin in years – not since the mysterious disappearance of a local teenage girl rocked the town and shattered her family.

Kirsten was just nine years old when Stacy Lemke went missing, and the last person to see her alive was Stacy's boyfriend, Johnny – the high school wrestling star and Kirsten's older brother. No one knows what to believe – not even those closest to Johnny. But the event unhinges the quiet farming community and pins Kirsten's family beneath the crushing weight of suspicion.

Now, years later, a new tragedy forces Kirsten and her siblings to return home, where they must confront the devastating event that shifted the trajectory of their lives.

Tautly written and beautifully evocative, The Mourning Hours is a gripping portrayal of a family straining against extraordinary pressure, and a powerful tale of loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness.

Ratings and reviews

4.3
12 reviews
Natalie Behncken
July 23, 2013
I was transported through the story like a fly on the wall! Horrified, haunted, saddened! What an amazing journey. Told through the eyes of a 9 yr old girl. The narrative was so personal and real. I loved it!
1 person found this review helpful
Kellie Taylor
February 3, 2015
This book brought so many emotions forward for me. It is a short book but a really good read. I felt like I knew the characters in just reading the first couple of pages. Give it a go.
Karyn “Kazbah” Peverill
February 3, 2014
I was expecting this to be like the Lovely Bones, but it's from the other side. Ended a bit suddenly for my liking!

About the author

Paula Treick DeBoard is the author of The Mourning Hours, The Fragile World and The Drowning Girls. She divides her time between reading, writing, teaching composition at the University of California, Merced, and enjoying the antics of her husband Will and their four-legged brood. She is a resident of northern California.

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