Wynn Malone will be in conversation with Cocktail Hour on May 14. It is now available to listen again, so click here.
Cheri, one of the co-founders of Cocktail Hour, invited Wynn to appear after reading her first novel, Finding the Grain. A friend had recommended she read it, but “this friend and I don’t always agree on what constitutes a good book so I didn’t rush out and buy it.” A little later, though, Cheri found that she was “moving from the beginning of one book to the next, just looking for something to grab my attention. Once I got to Wynn Malone’s book, I stayed right where I was.”
“I found myself drawn into this book almost immediately. Not just with the well-developed protagonist but some of the secondary characters, as well. I felt like Blue was a friend of mine – a maddening friend who made some stupid choices but who I still wanted to care about and I hoped to see her succeed in finding herself.”
Cheri went on to praise Wynn’s talent: “One of the things that stood out to me . . . was her writing style and her voice. I loved her descriptions — particularly of nature. I felt as though I was hiking in the mountains or fishing right alongside the characters. Ms. Malone’s voice alone would be enough to get me to read her next book, the fact that the story and characters kept me engaged to the point that I had to fight with myself to put the book down well after my bedtime last night is a bonus.”
To read the full review, click here.
