We are ecstatic to announce that Elizabeth Wetmore's Valentine was selected as a Today Read with Jenna Book Club Pick for April! We are all big fans of this breathtaking story here at LLF and we send our biggest congratulations to Elizabeth.
You can watch the announcement from Today here.
Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, Valentine is an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s. It's a haunting exploration of the intersections of violence and race, class and region in a story that plumbs the depths of darkness and fear, yet offers a window into beauty and hope. Told through the alternating points of view of indelible characters who burrow deep in the reader’s heart, this fierce, unflinching, and surprisingly tender novel illuminates women’s strength and vulnerability, and reminds us that it is the stories we tell ourselves that keep us alive.
Listen to Elizabeth Wetmore speak at ALA Midwinter below.
Listen to an interview with Elizabeth on the podcast.
We just wrapped up an episode of Door to Door where I gushed about how much I loved this book and announced the book club pick. You can watch below.
Congrats, Elizabeth! You can get a copy of Valentine now.
-Lainey