![]() ![]() And, Kalb writes with an unusual storytelling style filled with a blend of emotions. Another appeal is what you learn about a slice of history through the recollections. Part of its charm comes from the precise memories Kalb chooses to write about and the way these two women of different generations adored each other. ![]() It’s the kind of book that sneaks up on you, the story of the tender and fierce relationship between Kalb and her grandmother. This book was a surprise I stumbled upon it online and ordered it in hardback from a bookstore. One of the books I’ve enjoyed most during pandemic reading is “No One Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story,” a memoir by Bess Kalb. The next book in the Clara Jefferies series, “Her Final Prayer,” will be out Oct. To celebrate the series’ start, the e-book version of “The Fallen Girls” is available for 99 cents on such sites as Amazon, Apple Books and BN.com. As she investigates, Clara is forced to confront her own painful past and the horrors that once sent her fleeing Alber in fear for her life. To save her sister, Clara returns to Alber, Utah, a cultish enclave high in the mountains, and finds a town torn apart, her family in tatters, and a people still attempting to separate themselves from the outside world. Shockingly, no one is cooperating with law enforcement, not even Clara's family. A friend explains that Clara's 12-year-old half-sister, Delilah, has gone missing. Late one evening, Detective Clara Jefferies' phone rings on her desk at the Dallas Police Department. ![]()
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