{"product_id":"road-longer-than-memory-literary-fiction-with-the-page-turning-tension-of-a-psychological-mystery-9781608096527","title":"Road Longer Than Memory: Literary Fiction with the Page-Turning Tension of a Psychological Mystery","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie McCabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oceanview Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608096527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Melanie McCabe \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397173686429,"sku":"9781608096527","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c4380675-d223-486a-9f38-ee719caccaff.jpg?v=1781075030","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/road-longer-than-memory-literary-fiction-with-the-page-turning-tension-of-a-psychological-mystery-9781608096527","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}