‘This is a book, and an author, who will grab your heart and not let go even after the very last page.’ - Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author
Her brother’s letters reveal everything - if only he’d written one to her…
After Alice’s older brother runs away at fifteen, the next she hears of him is that he’s dead. Eight years after the funeral, Alice cleans out her childhood home in Georgia only to find her brother’s autopsy report showing the many lies behind his death. She also discovers sealed, addressed letters he wrote shortly before he died.
In a search for the truth, Alice delivers the letters to his closest friends, lovers, and enemies, each letter daring her to finally open her eyes to her family’s dark past and her own role in it. But it’s the last letter that takes Alice to her brother’s final home in New Orleans, and it will force her to choose if she’ll let the secrets break her or finally bring her home.
‘ Part mystery, part Southern gothic, and wholly original, Cook’s debut novel establishes her as an author to watch. Recommended for fans of Celeste Ng and Joshilyn Jackson.’ - Lindsay Harmon, Booklist
‘…Lindsey Rogers Cook has penned a deeply felt novel that unspools the threads of secrets long-buried beneath the seemingly sunny surface of one Southern family. Readers will find themselves immersed in Alice’s quest, and rooting for her to discover the real meaning of home.’ - Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author
‘Lindsey Rogers Cook has blessed us with this penetrating, page-turning mystery about that greatest mystery of all: family. How To Bury Your Brother is a deeply wise book about the secrets that families keep, about the dysfunctions that grumble just beneath the surface. A profoundly honest and insightful and beautiful novel.’ - Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix
‘Brilliantly plotted and beautifully written, How to Bury Your Brother questions how well we really know the people we love-and whether it’s ever too late to learn the truth. An unforgettable debut.’ - Kristy Woodson Harvey, bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple
‘How to Bury your Brother explores what happens when a lifetime of secrets pushes one woman to the breaking point. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Alice’s journey to find the truth about her brother’s death uncovers more about her family - and about herself- than she ever bargained for. A must-read.’ - Haley Harrigan, author of Secrets of Southern Girls
