From the highly acclaimed author of Far From Here and Sleeping in Eden,
described as "intense and absorbing from the very first page" (Heather
Gudenkauf), comes a gripping new novel about two former best friends and
the secrets they can't escape.Adrienne Vogt and Harper Penny were closer
than sisters, until the day a tragedy blew their seemingly idyllic world
apart. Afraid that they got away with murder and unable to accept who
they had lost--and what they had done--Harper and Adri exiled themselves
from small-town Blackhawk, Iowa, and from each other. Adriran thousands
of miles away to Africa while Harper ventured down a more destructive
path closer to home. Now, five years later, both are convinced that
nothing could ever coax them out of the worlds in which they've been
living. But unexpected news from home soon pulls Adri and Harper back
together, and the two cannot avoid facing their memories and guilt
head-on. As they are pulled back into the tangle of their fractured
relationships and the mystery of Piperhall, the sprawling estate where
their lives first began to unravel, secrets and lies behind the tragic
accident are laid bare. The former best friends are forced to come to
terms with their shared past and search for the beauty in each other
while mending the brokenness in themselves. Nicole Baart's lush and
lyrical writing has been called "sparkling" (Publishers Weekly), "taut
and engrossing" (Booklist), and "evocative and beautiful" (Romantic
Times). The Beautiful Daughters is another exquisitely rendered,
haunting story that will stay with readers long after the last page.
