Meacham, Leila

A long and leisurely spy novel, reminiscent of a 1950s movie. Recommended where there is voracious genre readership.

Readers who made Roses a best seller will jump at the chance to read this sprawling epic. Meacham succeeds in bringing early Texas to life in a character-driven novel, and fans of historical fiction and family sagas will appreciate her strong characters and vividly depicted historical setting. [See Prepub Alert, 5/13/13.]

Meacham's (Roses) second sprawling novel is as large as Texas itself. The author skillfully manipulates multiple themes of friendship, loss, guilt, and the possibility of redemption. Readers who love epic sagas that span a couple of generations will enjoy this soap opera tale of young love, betrayal, and living a life that might not have a happy ending. [See Prepub Alert, 12/18/11.]