Dear Aunt Addi
by Aaralyn Adams
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Pub Date Oct 06 2023 | Archive Date Nov 19 2023
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Description
1895 in Butterville, Louisiana, an eleven year old boy saw something he never should have seen.
It wasn’t a hanging, shooting, beating, kidnapping, rape, or any of that; but, something else so sinister, it created a curse that has affected his family for six generations. Everyone knows about the curse, cause its the only place in the whole state where theres an ol' locomotive that runs backwards through the town.
Fast forward eighty years to 1975. Mrs. Devereux, the town historian and last living survivor from that time, is a wealthy old widow who has done an outstanding job keeping the details of that event from so long ago deeply buried. That is until nosey newspaper editor Marvin Descant comes along.
He seeks to uncover the truth about what happened with that little boy almost a century ago, and does it under the guise of working on a feature story to celebrate the town's history for its annual founders day festival. The only problem is that no one will talk to him except one person, a woman named Sarah Anne. In this twisty tale of murder, deception and disguised lies, it's hard to figure out just who can be trusted...if anyone! *Please note: this book was formerly published as Louisiana Loco-Motive and has since been updated to an extended version.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798863644813 |
| PRICE | $7.25 (USD) |
| PAGES | 165 |
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Featured Reviews
Jamie C, Reviewer
This is an interesting and short book which features a town historian telling her story. A story of her life in 1895. as a town historin myself I was hooked.
But you can't trust anyone and I guess that is the message in this story.
I liked it.
Regina L, Reviewer
Hello, everyone! Another book review again from me after a year. I started this blog when I was in my second year in college and now I am graduating this October 2024. It wasn’t an easy journey and I had to face many challenges that transcend various realms and realities LOL but had to endure them to get where I am today!
For today’s review, we have here the Dear Aunt Addi by Aaralyn Adams which is about the secret that the town historian had kept for so many years and now threatening to be known by everyone. Its genres are general fiction (adult), historical fiction, and mystery & thrillers. I found this book in NetGalley.
Digging into its lore, Dear Aunt Addi covers many controversial elements and twists that are really confusing at first. Still, once the readers connect the dots, the book becomes so intriguing you cannot help but finish. It is still jarring to learn that humans are capable of doing sickening things to each other and have to repay for it even after years it happened.
Honestly, the plot is so confusing that I have to stop reading this for a while and clear my mind. The characters have different personalities and backgrounds every time I switch pages. If you don’t mind, always have a pen and paper beside you to take some notes if are also having difficulties remembering details.
Overall, this book is a good reminder of human nature and the extent we can do to protect ourselves and our love ones. I am giving this book a 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐. It is recommended for ages 18 and up. Please get your copy now!
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