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Miss Me When I'm Gone: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Emily Arsenault (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 125 ratings
Every little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella, Belle or Ariel. But then we grow up. And life is not a fairy tale.Christine Heppermann's collection of fifty poems puts the ideals of fairy tales right beside the life of the modern teenage girl. With piercing truths reminiscent of Laurie Halse Anderson and Ellen Hopkins, this is a powerful and provocative book for every young woman. E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars, calls it "a bloody poetic attack on the beauty myth that's caustic, funny, and heartbreaking."Cruelties come not just from wicked stepmothers, but also from ourselves. There are expectations, pressures, judgment, and criticism. Self-doubt and self-confidence. But there are also friends, and sisters, and a whole hell of a lot of power there for the taking. In fifty poems, Christine Heppermann confronts society head on. Using fairy tale characters and tropes, Poisoned Apples explores how girls are taught to think about themselves, their bodies, and their friends. The poems range from contemporary retellings to first-person accounts set within the original tales, and from deadly funny to deadly serious. Complemented throughout with black-and-white photographs from up-and-coming artists, this is a stunning and sophisticated book to be treasured, shared, and paged through again and again.
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Author Gretchen Waters made a name for herself with her bestseller Tammyland—a memoir about her divorce and her admiration for country music icons Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton that was praised as a "honky-tonk Eat, Pray, Love." But her writing career is cut abruptly short when she dies from a fall down a set of stone library steps. It is a tragic accident and no one suspects foul play, certainly not Gretchen's best friend from college, Jamie, who's been named the late author's literary executor.

But there's an unfinished manuscript Gretchen left behind that is much darker than Tammyland: a book ostensibly about male country musicians yet centered on a murder in Gretchen's family that haunted her childhood. In its pages, Gretchen seems to be speaking to Jamie from beyond the grave—suggesting her death was no accident . . . and that Jamie must piece together the story someone would kill to keep untold.

About the Author

Emily Arsenault is the critically acclaimed author of The Broken Teaglass, a New York Times Notable Mystery, and In Search of the Rose Notes. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007679M90
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062103116
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Emily Arsenault is also the author of The Broken Teaglass and In Search of the Rose Notes. She has worked as a lexicographer, an English teacher, and a Peace Corps volunteer in rural South Africa. She now lives in Shelburne Falls, MA, with her husband.

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Customers thoroughly enjoy this mystery novel, finding it refreshing to read and praising its well-developed protagonist. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with customers noting the author's excellent craftsmanship. Additionally, they appreciate the music information, with one review highlighting the inclusion of country and western music excerpts.

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18 customers mention "Readability"16 positive2 negative

Customers find the book engaging and thoroughly enjoy the story, appreciating that it's a mystery written in a refreshing way.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's unique, charming and insightful. As well as an intriguing mystery...." Read more

"...music history, and from a woman's point of view--a rare and wonderful find...." Read more

"The protagonist was well-developed and interesting. The inter-weaving of passages from the dead "victim" was a nice tool, but overused...." Read more

"...It is refreshing to read a mystery written by a person who knows nothing about police work...." Read more

15 customers mention "Mystery content"12 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the mystery content of the book, finding it captivating with simple tales, and one customer notes it's not overly cerebral.

"...It's unique, charming and insightful. As well as an intriguing mystery. My favorite parts were the Tammyland country music excerpts...." Read more

"...I recommend this book as both a mystery novel and a glimpse into the minds of and emotions of two, strong women characters." Read more

"...She is still shockingly original and still captivates with simple tales and believable people...." Read more

"...Those passages were rambling and incoherent at times, which made it implausible that they were from a published best seller...." Read more

10 customers mention "Character development"7 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with the protagonist being well-developed, and one customer noting the presence of strong women characters.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's unique, charming and insightful. As well as an intriguing mystery...." Read more

"...The writing is smooth, the characters realistic and warm-hearted, with just enough tension between them to keep the pace moving forward...." Read more

"The protagonist was well-developed and interesting. The inter-weaving of passages from the dead "victim" was a nice tool, but overused...." Read more

"...The book is slow at times, and character development is not Arsenault's strong suit, but, as with her other book (The Broken teaglass) the premise..." Read more

6 customers mention "Music information"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the music information in the book, with one review noting how well it blends past and present elements, while another mentions the inclusion of country and western music details.

"...My favorite parts were the Tammyland country music excerpts...." Read more

"...What I loved best were the wonderful tidbits of country western music history, and from a woman's point of view--a rare and wonderful find...." Read more

"...The author does a great job of mixing past and present along with parts of Gretchen's first book Tammyland...." Read more

"Part thriller, part info on country and western music. Despite not being a country and western music fan, I did enjoy this book...." Read more

4 customers mention "Writing quality"4 positive0 negative

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"...In fact, I can't wait to read it again, it was that good. The writing is smooth, the characters realistic and warm-hearted, with just enough tension..." Read more

"...Exceptionally well written, it is much more than just another good book...." Read more

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"...The author is an excellent writer who needs to be read slowly to savor every word." Read more

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  • D. Rodney
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very entertaining read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2016
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's unique, charming and insightful. As well as an intriguing mystery. My favorite parts were the Tammyland country music excerpts. I enjoyed the slow unfolding of the clues in the murder mystery and didn't find it to be too slow at all. I didn't feel an urgent rush to get to the end and find the killer, I was enjoying the ride.
    I knocked off one star because I often found myself confused about whose voice I was listening to. In the Tammyland chapters, it's signed off as "Tammyland" at the end of the chapters. There is a clue in the chapter headings that you are now listening to Gretchen, but those are too easy to miss. I had to reread paragraphs and pages after flipping through to figure out who was talking. It would be well served by having those chapters segmented in some obvious, noticeable way.

    That said, I'm about to buy the authors other two books because I enjoyed this one so much.
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  • Cinthia Ritchie
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a treat
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014
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    I can't say enough good things about this book. In fact, I can't wait to read it again, it was that good. The writing is smooth, the characters realistic and warm-hearted, with just enough tension between them to keep the pace moving forward. What I loved best were the wonderful tidbits of country western music history, and from a woman's point of view--a rare and wonderful find. I found myself reading passages out loud to my partner, who plays bass and guitar and loves country music (myself, I'm more of a rock 'n roll type of gal).
    The premise is this: Jamie's friend, Gretchen, and author of "Tammyland," a memoir of both her divorce and female country music stars, falls down the steps after a book signing. The big question is: Was it murder or an accident? And if murder, whodunit? Yet this isn't a detective or murder mystery so much as a chronicle through a woman's life from the eyes of a friend, which poses the question: How much do we ever know the people in our lives?
    Yet the best parts are the short chapters from "Tammyland," which are written in such a unique yet warm voice that they often overshadow the rest of the book. Is this a good or bad thing? I dunno, only that I can't wait to read "Miss Me When I'm Gone" again, and that's no small compliment.
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  • L. J. Sentivanac
    3.0 out of 5 stars Slow passages
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2014
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    The protagonist was well-developed and interesting. The inter-weaving of passages from the dead "victim" was a nice tool, but overused. Those passages were rambling and incoherent at times, which made it implausible that they were from a published best seller. A few too many characters to keep track of, but overall the story was good. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, though.
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  • Smokey
    4.0 out of 5 stars Two Women; Two Murders?
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2014
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    Jamie is thirty something, 6 ½ months pregnant, and on a mission to sort the papers and perhaps edit the book her former college roommate, Gertrude, was writing when she died from a fall on the library steps. Jamie is also feeling a little guilty that she did not respond to the last email Gertrude sent her. An email in which Gertrude casually asks Jamie if she knows when someone is lying.
    It isn't long before Jamie is wondering if her friend had a very serious reason for wanting to determine when people aren't telling the truth. And serving as Gertrude's literary executor is more complicated than she anticipated. For it isn't long until Jamie is wondering if her friend fell on the steps or was pushed.

    As both literary executor and as Gertrude's friend, Jamie searches for answers she believes lie not only in the disorganized materials her former roommate left behind but also Gertrude's first book, Tammyland. While Gertrude's Tammyland focuses on a tour of places associated with the women of country music -- Tammy Wynette in particular -- and explores her feelings about being recently divorced, her second book seems less like what was proposed to be a tour of places associated with the men of country music than a quest to learn the identity of Gertrude's father and an investigation into her mother's murder.

    Arsenault interposed passages from Tammyland with Jamie's interviews of people in Gertrude's notes and Jamie's growing concern that something and someone sinister lies behind Gertrude's untimely death. As I read, I grew to know both women well and grew more and more suspicious of the circumstances of Gertrude's "fall". With Gertrude and Jamie, I began to learn more about Gertrude's mother, Shelley, and the men with whom she was involved. I realized, before Jamie did, what must have happened to both Gertrude and Shelley, but I'm pretty confident Arsenault meant me to do so.

    The book offers a suspense and tension that builds gradually, until the mysteries of Gertrude and Shelley are solved as much as they can be. And I learned quite a lot about the women of country and some of their music as a bonus.

    I recommend this book as both a mystery novel and a glimpse into the minds of and emotions of two, strong women characters.
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  • Brian Oldham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Arsenault is a treasure
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
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    This third book from Arsenault is much grittier and tougher. She is still shockingly original and still captivates with simple tales and believable people. I felt her asking me a series of questions and waiting for me to find answers for myself during this book. For example, who do you miss from the people you have loved? It is refreshing to read a mystery written by a person who knows nothing about police work. Arsenault just rolls on without the help of the established law enforcement agencies and we never really miss them I can't wait for her next book.
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