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A REESE’S BOOK CLUB SELECTION | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is a deeply moving story about love, loss, and how our choices echo through our lives—but it’s also a brilliantly executed mystery that delivers twists you’ll never see coming. Trust me, the ending completely blew me away.” —Reese Witherspoon

“Haunting, powerful, and absorbing, this novel strikes right at the heart and never misses a beat.” —Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing

In Broken Country, a complicated love triangle brings dangerous and deadly secrets from the past rushing into the present, making it a must-read for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.

“The farmer is dead. Everyone knows he’s dead—but what everyone really wants to know is, who did it?”

Beth and her gentle husband, Frank, share a quiet and happy marriage—but behind their contentment lies the necessity of leaving certain secrets buried and forgotten. When Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog to protect their sheep, she has no idea that the single gunshot will change everything. The dog belonged to Gabriel Wolfe, the troubled and mysterious man Beth loved as a teenager—the one who left her heart broken years earlier.

Gabriel returns to the village accompanied by his young son, Leo, whose presence immediately reminds Beth of her own beloved son, tragically lost years before. Drawn again into Gabriel’s orbit, Beth finds herself caught between her past and present, sparking old jealousies, uncovering dangerous secrets, and reigniting dormant passions. As brewing tensions in the village reach their boiling point, long-hidden resentments and betrayals push everyone toward deadly consequences.

Facing a choice between who she once was and who she is today, Beth must navigate the painful memories and impossible decisions that will determine her future.

Spanning decades with romantic intensity and gripping suspense, Broken Country intertwines deep emotion and thrilling mystery—a captivating exploration of first love’s lasting imprint and the power of secrets we carry forever.