{"product_id":"anywhere-you-run-a-novel-isbn-9780063271821","title":"Anywhere You Run: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Seen on The TODAY Show!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalled One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eby \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003e* Buzzfeed *\u003cem\u003e South Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e * Library Journal * CrimeReads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of\u003cem\u003e All Her Little Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e comes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country . . . but can they escape the secrets they left behind?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-one year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than she’s ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violet’s skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger her as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Violet escapes. But desperation and fear leads her to hide out in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Jackson, Marigold, Violet’s older sister, has dreams of attending law school. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, she has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But Marigold is in a different kind of trouble: she’s pregnant and unmarried. After news of the murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to flee Jackson too. She heads North seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. But has she made a terrible choice that threatens her life and that of her unborn child? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters on the run—one from the law, the other from social shame. What they don’t realize is that there’s a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e had me hooked from the first page... It’s a novel both tender and ferocious—an absolute stunner.” —Lou Berney, Edgar Award–winning author of \u003cem\u003eNovember Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run \u003c\/em\u003eby Wanda M. Morris is the rare heart-pounding thriller that’s also deeply moving.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As the sisters try to outrun their pasts, the fast-paced narrative makes for heart-in-your-throat reading; the reasons they must flee feel, unfortunately, all too current.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The world of the Jim Crow South comes to life with chilling clarity in Morris’ well-researched novel.... Eventually, Violet, Marigold and Mercer’s paths converge as \u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e reaches its heartbreaking and unexpected climax.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Two novels into her career, Wanda M. Morris has established herself among the biggest risk-takers in the crime genre.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The sisters’ resiliency and loyalty to one another makes this suspenseful piece of historical fiction worthwhile.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From page one, you are completely gripped, you are in these two protagonists' head. Wonderful read, I read it in one reading.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on The TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Morris follows the highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAll Her Little Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) with a stunning novel about two Black sisters on the run, one victimized by an egregious crime and both guilty of simply wanting better lives for themselves…These parallel stories of hiding and pursuit, which lead to an amazing conclusion, are told in the different but equally compelling voices of Violet and Marigold, each filled with its own fear and pain. This riveting and moving novel, with echoes of Zora Neale Hurston’s \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e, is highly recommended for fans of suspense and women’s fiction.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the acclaimed author of\u003cem\u003e All Her Little Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e comes a novel packed with intrigue and suspense.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning thriller and a stunning work of historical fiction. \u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run \u003c\/em\u003eis riveting, touching and terrifying. Wanda M. Morris is a ferociously talented writer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Long Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The suspense will set your heart thumping, the story will break it. A compelling thriller with powerful historical detail.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.D. Barker, New York Times bestselling author of A Caller's Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful and poignant...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookBub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heart-pounding...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopsugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A propulsive and immersive journey among the treacherous landscape of America in the early 1960s told through the eyes of black women. With unflinching prose, Wanda M. Morris weaves a story of love, loss, and unimaginable strength.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Adel West, author of The Two Lives of Sara and Saving Ruby King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Evocative, heartbreaking, and utterly life-changing. With the ground-breaking \u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e, Wanda Morris blooms into literary fiction, bringing readers a chillingly knowing and brilliantly upsetting novel of the 60s. With no holds barred and no emotion unplumbed, the talented Morris writes a tale of two sisters that's unflinchingly raw and passionately authentic. We cannot turn away from the story, or from the immersive settings, or from Morris's skilled depiction of tragedy, triumph, and the struggle to love and survive.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The immensely talented Wanda M. Morris delivers an unflinching exploration of the pain and injustice of the Jim Crow South, a moving tale of sisterly devotion, and a riveting thriller all in one stellar novel. Morris writes with deep empathy and keen insight about the choices we make when we’re out of choices, and how when we dig deep we find a strength and resilience we didn’t know was there. Wise, riveting, and full of surprises, \u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e will keep you up past your bedtime and stay with you long after the book is closed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So powerful! Though she's writing about the past, Wanda Morris tells a story that feels incredibly relevant today. With its menacing characters and emotionally wrenching situations, \u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e made me hold my breath for two wonderfully well-drawn heroines.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Howzell Hall, bestselling author of These Toxic Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulous research about the era informs the gripping plot, which alternates between each sister’s point of view. Finely sculpted characters and crisp dialogue help make this a standout. Morris is a writer to watch. \" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully rendered prose written in the vernacular of a small Mississippi town will immerse readers in the lives of two sisters trying to survive. In this viscerally frightening novel of the Jim Crow era, Morris writes a stunning, heartbreaking portrayal of being Black in the 1960s U.S. South.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A southern setting where voting and abortion are both increasingly restricted feels…rather like today, if I’m honest. Wanda Morris, too, has noted the parallels, and there is a sense of political urgency that helps speed this thriller along.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run \u003c\/em\u003eis a gripping crime novel centered around a cat-and-mouse chase featuring characters I came to love. It’s also a riveting, moving, and deeply American story about the strength of sisters and the power of redemption. I couldn’t put this one down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJess Lourey, bestselling author of The Quarry Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAnywhere You Run\u003c\/em\u003e had me hooked from the first page. Wanda Morris brings 1964 to vivid, richly-textured life and populates it with unforgettable characters. It’s a novel both tender and ferocious – an absolute stunner.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of November Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890318110949,"sku":"NP9780063271821","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063271821.jpg?v=1730233022","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/anywhere-you-run-a-novel-isbn-9780063271821","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}