Somebody Knows
A novel
by Pamela Ungashick
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Pub Date Mar 05 2024 | Archive Date May 27 2024
Red Adept Publishing | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Audrey Mae Scott has felt the sting of her mother’s whipping stick far too many times. Unlike her little brother, Harry, she must do whatever she’s told without question… or else. Her only solace from her fear and loneliness comes from writing about her plight. Though outwardly obedient, Audrey refuses to give up on her dreams, and she is determined to never become like her mother, Edith.
Unhappily married to penniless Clarence Scott, Edith Scott blames everyone but herself for her lowly lot in life. Sick of being shunned and desperate to get revenge on the snobby “do-gooders,” she devises a scheme to gain wealth and power. Sacrificing her daughter is a small price to pay.
When Edith discovers one of Audrey’s diaries, her reaction is extreme. Audrey begins a dangerous game of cat and mouse, unaware of how her mother’s grip on reality is slipping. As her mother slides into madness, the cost of Audrey’s independence may prove to be too high.
Advance Praise
“In Somebody Knows, Pamela Ungashick tells the harrowing tale of a family burdened by a violent past and a mother's tragic delusions. Ungashick uses rich prose and subtle wit to paint unflinching–and sometimes heartbreaking–portraits of Edith Scott and her children, Audrey and Harry. Readers will hungrily devour this suspenseful page-turner until its rewarding conclusion, then wish there was more to read.”
– Bryan Gruley, author of the award-winning Starvation Lake trilogy
“Author Pamela Ungashick transports the reader into 1940’s rural America and examines the life of an extremely impoverished family, the Scott’s. Ungashick creates such a sense of place you can feel the brutal, cold winds of the harsh winter and smell the stench of the Scott’s home. The story is wrought with heart-wrenching emotion, and the author expertly builds the tension, keeping readers glued to the page, from the poignant beginning to the shocking end.”
– Kelly Stone Gamble, best-selling author of They Call Me Crazy
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781958231449 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 388 |
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