{"product_id":"road-longer-than-memory-literary-fiction-with-the-page-turning-tension-of-a-psychological-mystery-paperback","title":"Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the road home runs through everything you tried to forget\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a failed relationship and an unsettled teaching career, Sara Barlow returns to her childhood home in Arlington, Virginia, hoping for a fresh start. But when she applies for a job at her old high school, a chance glimpse into the gymnasium shakes her to the core--she spots the man she suspects was involved in a classmate's violent death a decade earlier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by the past, Sara confronts the memories she's spent years trying to suppress: her sister Suzanne's fatal car crash, her secret summer with the reckless Devlin Barrie, and the anonymous 911 call she made after witnessing what she believes was a murder. As the construction of Interstate 66 physically fractures her community, Sara grapples with emotional fault lines of her own--guilt, silence, and buried truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of suburban upheaval in the 1970s and '80s, \u003ci\u003eRoad Longer Than Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling story of memory, reckoning, and the cost of what we leave unsaid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Tana French and William Kent Krueger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of four poetry collections and a memoir. \u003ci\u003eRoad Longer Than Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, and other national publications. A lifelong Virginian, she taught high school English and creative writing in Arlington for over two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510267142451,"sku":"9781608096527","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tuQtTSA4rb9781608096527.webp?v=1781749176","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/road-longer-than-memory-literary-fiction-with-the-page-turning-tension-of-a-psychological-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}