(Grass Valley, CA) —In Bitterroot: A Novel by Suzy Vitello, a forensic artist confronts a hate crime against her own family when her brother is shot as MAGA politics, racism and violence rage in a small town in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho. The novel is out today, May 21, 2024, and is available as a paperback and ebook from Sibylline Press, followed by an audio book with Tantor Media.
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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 of this, she stumbles on a different kind of love and a more courageous way to live her life.
Rene Denfeld, author of Sleeping Giants called Bitterroot, “…an exceptional novel by a great talent.”
Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things, says the novel is “an absolute page-turner and—like everything Suzy writes—a deep pleasure to read.”
Bitterroot: A Novel by Suzy Vitello | Tradepaper ISBN: 978-1-960573-96-4 | eBook ISBN: 978-1-960573-10-0 | Pub Date: May 21, 2024
About Author Suzy Vitello:
Suzy Vitello writes and lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her dog and occasionally one or more of their five kids. She holds an MFA from Antioch, Los Angeles, and has been a recipient of an Oregon Literary Arts grant. Her previous novels include Faultland, The Moment Before and the YA Empress Chronicles series.
About Sibylline Press:
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