Book Nook - Maribelle's Shadow

 The mother-daughter bond and the bonds of sisters are explored in a new novel by Susannah Marren called “Maribelle’s Shadow” publishing June 27. As you may know, Susannah Marren is the pen name that gender expert and non-fiction author Susan Shapiro Barash uses to write her fiction and Maribelle’s Shadow is her third novel set in Palm Beach, Florida. Her books focus on the gender divide and how women are positioned in our society and the research about women’s issues that she has gathered for her non-fiction books for over three decades as a gender expert, has seeped into her fiction writing. Attached is a release and to follow is a link to the pdf for your review: MARIBELLE’S SHADOW

 

More about the book: The only thing that spreads faster than gossip in Palm Beach is news of a mysterious death. As the editorial director of Palm Beach Confidential, Maribelle Barrows knows what lies beneath the glittering facade of the moneyed elite on Florida’s glamourous coast. Or does she? When her adored and impressive husband, Samuel, dies suddenly, the secrets and lies between Maribelle and her sisters rise to the surface. Compounding the anguish, the authenticity of their socially ambitious mother and their lavish lifestyle of mansions, privilege and couture clothes is thrown into doubt. Maribelle’s Shadow is a compelling tale of deception and what lurks beneath family loyalty, written by a nationally renowned observer of women’s relationships.

 

Susan Shapiro Barash is an American author of 13 nonfiction women’s issue books including Tripping the Prom Queen, Toxic Friends, and You’re Grounded Forever, but First Let’s Go Shopping. Her current non-fiction book, A Passion for More: Affairs That Make or Break Us” is a study of today’s woman and infidelity. Her novels are Between the Tides, A Palm Beach Wife, and A Palm Beach Scandal and her latest, Maribelle’s Shadow. Susan’s books focus on today’s women and their innermost feelings about themselves as daughters, mothers, sisters, friends, wives, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, rivals, colleagues, and lovers. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, ‘O’, and Marie Claire. She has appeared on national television including The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, FOX and MSNBC. She has been a guest on NPR and Sirius Radio. Several of her titles have been optioned by Lifetime and HBO.