Hot Springs Drive
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2.9 • 20 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The third title in Roxane Gay Books’ inaugural list, Hot Springs Drive is an urgent, vicious blade of a novel about a shocking betrayal and its aftermath, asking just how far you’ll go to have everything you want
Jackie Stinson’s best friend is dead, and everyone knows who killed her.
Jackie wants to be many things, but a martyr has never been one of them. She is an ex–emotional eater and mother of four, who has finally lost the weight she long yearned to be free of. In her new, sharp-edged body, she goes by Jacqueline. But leaving her old self behind proves harder than she ever imagined. And while she believes she should be happier, misery still chases her, and motherhood threatens to subsume what little is left of her.
Jacqueline’s only salve is her best friend Theresa, whose seemingly perfect life she desperately covets. Since they met in the maternity ward fifteen years earlier, the two have survived the trials of motherhood side by side—Theresa with her quiet, cherubic daughter, and Jacqueline with her rambunctious, unruly boys. Their bond is tight, but it is not enough to keep Jacqueline, finally moving through the world in the body she has always wanted, from stealing a bit of Theresa’s perfect life.
Hot Springs Drive is a dark, heart-pounding exploration of one woman’s deepest desires, and how the consequences of betrayal can ripple outward beyond the initial strike point. In her third and fiercest novel, acclaimed literary voice Lindsay Hunter deftly peels back the fragile veneer of two suburban families and the secrets roiling between them.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Two women get caught up in the dark underbelly of suburbia in this sharp-witted domestic noir. As new mothers, Theresa and Jackie became fast friends, bonding over their food issues and a miraculous new weight-loss program. But after an unexpected betrayal drives a wedge between them, Theresa is found brutally murdered and the story takes a very dark turn, revealing destructive desires and shocking secrets. Based on a true story, Lindsay Hunter’s intense, character-driven thriller allows each of the main characters to make their own compelling case. Along the way, the book casts a razor-sharp eye on hot-button issues like diet culture, sexual attraction, and the pressures placed on women and mothers, making it more than a thriller.
