Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery

Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback

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Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback

Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback

by Melanie McCabe
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Book Overview

Sometimes the road home runs through everything you tried to forget

After a failed relationship and an unsettled teaching career, Sara Barlow returns to her childhood home in Arlington, Virginia, hoping for a fresh start. But when she applies for a job at her old high school, a chance glimpse into the gymnasium shakes her to the core--she spots the man she suspects was involved in a classmate's violent death a decade earlier.

Haunted by the past, Sara confronts the memories she's spent years trying to suppress: her sister Suzanne's fatal car crash, her secret summer with the reckless Devlin Barrie, and the anonymous 911 call she made after witnessing what she believes was a murder. As the construction of Interstate 66 physically fractures her community, Sara grapples with emotional fault lines of her own--guilt, silence, and buried truth.

Set against the backdrop of suburban upheaval in the 1970s and '80s, Road Longer Than Memory is a compelling story of memory, reckoning, and the cost of what we leave unsaid.

Perfect for fans of Tana French and William Kent Krueger
ISBN9781608096527
Author Melanie McCabe
PublisherOceanview Publishing
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages300
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback

Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback

By Melanie McCabe

About Melanie McCabe

Melanie McCabe is the award-winning author of four poetry collections and a memoir. Road Longer Than Memory is her debut novel. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Reader's Digest, The Georgia Review, The Massachusetts Review, Shenandoah, and other national publications. A lifelong Virginian, she taught high school English and creative writing in Arlington for over two decades.

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