{"product_id":"one-beautiful-year-of-normal-9798896360803","title":"One Beautiful Year of Normal","description":"\u003cb\u003eA must-read for fans of character-driven suspense like Liz Moore's \u003ci\u003eLong Bright River\u003c\/i\u003e and A. J. Finn's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Beautiful Year of Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping psychological thriller about a woman's dangerous decision to unearth her family's darkest secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome memories protect you. Others imprison you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen August Caine receives a phone call from a Savannah attorney, she is blindsided by the news--her Aunt Helen has passed away. But how can that be, when August's mother insisted Helen died in a car accident fifteen years ago? Determined to uncover the truth, August returns to the deep South, where the ghosts of her past--both real and imagined--await her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlagued by a memory splintered by her father's unsolved murder when she was a child and further tangled by psychiatric treatments for the debilitating depression she struggles with, August realizes her survival depends on unraveling the mystery surrounding her father's death. This means returning to the one safe place she remembers from the childhood she has mostly locked away inside her mind: Aunt Helen's home, and the ghost tours they created together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA chilling exploration of mental illness, mother-daughter bonds, and generational secrets, \u003ci\u003eOne Beautiful Year of Normal\u003c\/i\u003e follows August as she pieces together the long-buried truths that shaped her family's tragic past and confronts the question that has haunted her for years: Can the truth set her free, or will it unravel everything she thought she knew?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra K. Griffith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.52w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896360803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra K. Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctorate-level psychologist with extensive clinical and forensic experience, the owner of a behavioral health agency, and an adjunct instructor at Marshall University. Her expertise in mental health, trauma, and the complexities of memory informs her deeply psychological and atmospheric storytelling. When she's not writing, she enjoys traveling, antiquing, cooking and spending time with her family, friends, and too large collection of pets. She splits her time between Kenova, West Virginia and Tybee Island, Georgia, just outside of Savannah.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sandra K. Griffith \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699038339229,"sku":"9798896360803","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_172b1a83-38a4-4262-bd3e-59ec3a3cd77d.jpg?v=1772696577","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/one-beautiful-year-of-normal-9798896360803","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}