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SELECTED AS ONE OF THE 10 GREAT THRILLERS FOR YOUR BEACH READING LIST BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY For readers of Ron Rash, Thomas H. Cook, and Tim Johnston, In Wilderness is a suspenseful and literary love story hailed by New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson as "heartbreaking, bold, relentless" and "the work of a true original." In the winter of 1966, Katherine Reid moves to an isolated cabin deep in Georgia's Appalachian Mountains. There, with little more than a sleeping bag, a tin plate, and a loaded gun, she plans to spend her time in peaceful solitude. But one day, Katherine realizes the woods are not empty, and she is not alone. Someone else is near, observing her every move. Twenty-year-old Vietnam veteran Danny lives not far from Katherine's cabin, in a once-grand mansion he has dubbed "Gatsby's house.
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I'm the author of the novel IN WILDERNESS, coming out from Bantam, a Penguin Random House imprint, in March 2015. A long-ago first draft of the manuscript titled THE CLEARING was nominated for a Pushcart Editors' Prize in the mid-1980s. Here's what several other writers have said about IN WILDERNESS after reading the page proofs:
"I love, love, love this book--the fearless and unflinching story, . . . genuine suspense and a wonderfully empowering ending. Altogether spectacular." -- Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of PERSONAL
"A harrowing exploration of desire and obsession." -- Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN
"A mad,... dreamlike story of love, obsession, and wildness....Unforgettable. -- William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of DEFENDING JACOB
"An extraordinary novel, filled with both darkness and light." -- Ron Rash, PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist and New York Times bestselling author of SERENA and SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE
"Heartbreaking, bold, relentless, and intensely erotic." -- Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY
"[T]his astonishing novel radiates power from beginning to end. -- Frank Huyler, author of THE LAWS OF INVISIBLE THINGS and RIGHT OF THIRST
"Original and dynamic....I devoured every word." -- Carla Buckley, author of THE DEEPEST SECRET
"Utterly compelling!" -- Vicki Lane, author of UNDER THE SKIN
"Hypnotic....This is a fine novel and the spell is a deep one." -- Joseph Monninger, author of ETERNAL ON THE WATER
"A mesmerizing literary ballet, ... hauntingly performed by two of the most memorable characters to appear in recent American literature. This is a great, great read." -- Terry Kay, author of TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG and THE BOOK OF MARIE
You can find out more about IN WILDERNESS on my website (Google me) and on my Facebook DianeThomasAuthor Page.
My debut novel, THE YEAR THE MUSIC CHANGED: THE LETTERS OF ACHSA McEACHERN-ISAACS AND ELVIS PRESLEY, got a starred review from Library Journal and was a Book Sense "Notable Book" when it came out in 2005. Publishers Weekly called it "Warm, lively and immensely readable," Kirkus termed it "Sweet and gripping, a touching coming-of-age tale," and the reviewer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution compared it with Harper Lee's classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
I was a lifelong resident of Atlanta and north Georgia and part-time resident of the Florida panhandle, before relocating to New Mexico in 2009. I have an MFA in Theater and Film History and Criticism from Columbia University and studied in the Creative Writing program at Georgia State University.
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