Bitterroot
A Novel
by Suzy Vitello
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Pub Date May 21 2024 | Archive Date May 20 2024
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Description
A forensic artist confronts a crime against her own family, while MAGA politics, racism and violence rage in a small town in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho.
Set in the fictional town of Steeplejack, nestled in the Bitterroot Mountains, Hazel Mackenzie provides law enforcement with sketch art and victim reconstruction following suspected crimes. Hazel is catapulted from observer to participant when her husband dies in an accident and then soon after, her gay twin brother Kento is shot by a member of Steeplejack’s growing anti-LGBTQ community during a gender reveal party for his child.
Hazel soon discovers her husband wasn’t who she thought he was. She uncovers hidden family secrets about her grandparents’ forced internment during World War II, mirroring the same racism and prejudice that threaten to strip Kento and his husband of their basic rights to their baby. As physical violence charges up her driveway and engulfs her life, Hazel battles for herself, her brother, and a town torn apart by hate. And somehow during all this, she stumbles on a different kind of love and a more courageous way to live her life.
Advance Praise
"Deceptively easy to read, this book strikes at the heart of loss, and the alchemy of change. Suzy Vitello is a gifted writer with a deep understanding of people and places. BITTERROOT is an exceptional novel by a great talent." —Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder and Sleeping Giants
"As a plot person, I could not put this book down. Talk about one surprise/revelation/unexpected turn after another. Never mind that the sex scenes were deliciously inventive. I loved the unlikely hero, Hazel, a benign name, but she draws dead and maimed bodies for a living, as the only forensic artist in the Silver Valley. 'When our father died...yellowed with cirrhosis...I chose watercolor.' Through a rollercoaster-from-hell life, and against all odds, she rises to the challenges of a family full of faults. One of the last lines: 'May we bloom where we’re planted.' That's Hazel." —Jan Baross, author, Bye-Bye Bakersfield
Marketing Plan
- Pacific Northwest Book Tour: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana (author hometown Portland, Oregon) with a trip to New York City
- Trade reviews
- Trade advertising
- Writing workshops and book festivals
- Author essays and articles
- Book clubs and podcasts
- Library outreach
- Pride Month social media campaign
- Author’s previous novels include Faultland, The Moment Before and The Empress Chronicles series
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781960573964 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 296 |
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