Those girls : a novel

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"Life has never been easy for the three Campbell sisters. Jess, Courtney, and Dani live on a remote ranch in Western Canada where they work hard and try to stay out of the way of their father's temper. One night, a fight gets out of hand and the sisters are forced to go on the run, only to get caught in an even worse nightmare when their truck breaks down in a small town. As events spiral out of control they find themselves in a horrifying situation and are left with no choice but to change their names and create new lives"--$cProvided by publisher.

Edition:

Large Print edition.

Physical Description:

543 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Large type books.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Sisters -- Fiction.

Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Revenge -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Canada -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781410480675

Publication Information:

Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

Call Number:

LP STEVENS

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A New York Times Bestselling AuthorThe Campbell sisters, Dani, Courtney and Jess, had always dreamed of the day their dead-beat alcoholic father would disappear. But when their dream becomes a reality, the consequences are more frightening than they ever imagined. Assuming new identities, they must permanently forget the past. . . . Eighteen years later, Jess -- now called Jamie -- is faced with a serious problem. Her teenage daughter is asking too many questions.

Author Notes

Chevy Stevens was born in 1973 in Canada. Her birth name is Rene Unischewski. She is a Canadian author of thriller novels. Stevens was working as a realtor when she got the idea for her novel Still Missing, in which a real estate agent is abducted while holding an open house. Her book Still Missing was a New York Times bestseller. Some of her other works include Never Knowing and Always Watching. Her title That Night made the Hot Title's List for Summer 2014.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of this gripping thriller from bestseller Stevens (That Night), the three teenage Campbell sisters flee their rural Canadian home in the summer of 1997 after the youngest, Jess, kills their widower father, an abusive alcoholic. When the sisters' truck breaks down near a town called Cash Creek, they encounter Brian and Gavin Luxton, sadistic scions of a local ranching family, who rape and torture them for five days until the girls escape. Eighteen years later, the Campbells live under different names in Vancouver, but the past still haunts them. When Crystal, the middle sister, experiences a troubling flashback, she decides to return to Cash Creek to kill the Luxton brothers. Stevens skillfully builds suspense, but often draws characters with broad strokes, sacrificing depth for pacing, and a few niggling details (such as the timing of Brian's marriage) remain unexplained. Despite its flaws, this fast-paced nail-biter will keep readers up late-and may evoke a few tears. Announced first printing of 150,000. Agent: Mel Berger, William Morris Agency. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Stevens (That Night) uses a horrific kidnapping to mold three sisters into survivors. Jess, Courtney, and Dani Campbell live on a remote ranch in western Canada with their abusive father. Eventually, they're pushed to the breaking point and run away, but when their truck breaks down in a small town, events spiral out of control. They change their names and do their best to start over, but 18 years later, none of them has really moved on from that summer. Then one of the girls disappears. Narrators Jorjeana Marie, Emily Woo Zeller, and Nicol Zanzarella provide outstanding characterizations. VERDICT The author vividly conveys justice, loyalty, hatred, and sisterly love. The suspense is so well done that listeners will race to reach the final conclusion. ["Such an engrossing, suspenseful tale that readers will wish they could warn the protagonists of the dangers that lie ahead. Highly recommended for fans of the genre who relish nail-biting suspense": LJ 3/15/15 starred review of the St. Martin's hc.]--Sandra C. Clariday, Cleveland, TN © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.