This is the first book I’ve read from this author and not only do I intend on reading more but I will be buying a hard copy of this book when it is released May 30th! I highly recommend it! Quite naturally, the list of suspects involves the group of friends. With various points of view in this intriguing novel by Amy Sheppard, it proved to be quite interesting to see who the killer was, and what the actual motive was. What you will need is help that exceeds understanding. There may be disruptions on every level by those you try to touch, who shy away from you because understanding is not what you are looking for. Your only hope for stability on the levels of togetherness beyond understanding is trust. Anyone who claims to love you knows that they will not understand every element of these things you need and that is where trust must carry you two the rest of the way. The truth you are seeking to write about, to sing about, to make sense of for others is something that you pursue not because you have seen it but because the Spirits tell you it is there. Yet this is a book with celebratory credentials. Scott-Heron's original intention was to produce a narrative in homage to Stevie Wonder's crucial role in pressing for the institution of Martin Luther King Day to be established – which finally happened in 1983. Wonder's 41-city tour across the US to promote his Hotter than July album, which features the irrepressible "Happy Birthday", was a pivotal point in the campaign. Scott-Heron opened each show of Wonder's tour, which culminated with an awe-inspiring concert and rally in January 1981 at the spot in Washington DC where King delivered his "I have a dream" speech. One of us is responsible for Annie’s death. One of us will stop at nothing to keep our secrets hidden…

The Last Holiday | Amy Sheppard | 9781837902163 | NetGalley The Last Holiday | Amy Sheppard | 9781837902163 | NetGalley

I would still recommend reading it because it provides a lot of insights about an important American poet and musician, even though you will have to dig for them. I really liked the section about his decision to take a leave of absence after his first year of college to write a novel. It's as good a description of the creative impulse and it effect on personal relationships as you are going to find this side of Lives Of The Great Composers. They are a group of friends and they’ve been friends for a long time. They’re taking a camping trip- even though there are plenty of issues amongst them to cause controversy.I listened to the audiobook. It was a shame the narrator didn;t do different voices for the different characters. Crowther, Bosley (14 November 1950). "The Screen in Review; 'Last Holiday,' Written by J.B. Priestley, Stars Alec Guinness as Man Doomed to Die". New York Times. New York . Retrieved 10 May 2016. Quasi' because some of the essays/chapters jump by ten years, and often I had no clue what he was talking about as the essay's focus wasn't 'what was I doing in my life' but 'what was happening on the day X happened', for example, 'what was it like touring with Stevie Wonder, the day John Lennon was killed' (that's a whole chapter). That approach turns the book into a pastiche, if you're here to learn more about the man's life, chances are that you won't be helped. For that it's too impressionistic, too much essay, too little chronological I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, The Housemaid and The Wife Between Us and just anyone looking for an epic read with a twist. What are you waiting for?? Go grab your copy now!!!

The Last Holiday | Amy Sheppard | 9781837905850 | NetGalley The Last Holiday | Amy Sheppard | 9781837905850 | NetGalley

As things progress, the group starts to niggle with each other and as secrets start slipping out, events take a nastier turn.This is a wildly uneven book, assembled from scraps of writing from different periods of his life and from different points of view. The editor has a weird little section at the end saying basically, "Hey, we did what we can." It should be harmless fun, but Annie ’s questions worry me. She’s always been the keeper of our secrets. She knows all the infidelities, the indiscretions, the stolen kisses…