Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released.
This week I can’t wait for
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press
Publication Date August 1st 2017
Genres: Historical Fiction
Goodreads
“Eerie and compelling, Sarah Schmidt breathes such life into the terrible, twisted tale of Lizzie Borden and her family, she makes it impossible to look away.” —Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
In this riveting debut novel, See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt recasts one of the most fascinating murder cases of all time into an intimate story of a volatile household and a family devoid of love.
On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden calls out to her maid: Someone’s killed Father. The brutal ax-murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaves little evidence and many unanswered questions. While neighbors struggle to understand why anyone would want to harm the respected Bordens, those close to the family have a different tale to tell—of a father with an explosive temper; a spiteful stepmother; and two spinster sisters, with a bond even stronger than blood, desperate for their independence.
As the police search for clues, Emma comforts an increasingly distraught Lizzie whose memories of that morning flash in scattered fragments. Had she been in the barn or the pear arbor to escape the stifling heat of the house? When did she last speak to her stepmother? Were they really gone and would everything be better now? Shifting among the perspectives of the unreliable Lizzie, her older sister Emma, the housemaid Bridget, and the enigmatic stranger Benjamin, the events of that fateful day are slowly revealed through a high-wire feat of storytelling.
Why I’m Waiting
I’ve always been a fan of true crime so to have one in the form of historical fiction creates an instant interest in me and look forward to reading See What I Have Done and the grisly murders committed by Lizzie Borden.
Oooh! This sounds amazing! I can’t believe I hadn’t heard anything about it until now, I will definitely be adding it to my TBR. Thanks for much for sharing and great pick!
Doesn’t it? It is such an interesting topic. I saw my library has What I Have Done on audiobook — I’ll be putting a hold on it!