👋 Hello readers!👋 It's Valentine's day, and here is our gift to you: next month's read. And, man, is it a good one.
In June of 1980, a double murder in West Virginia threw the small, isolated Pocahontas County into a state of suspicion and unease that persisted among its residents for years. Two young middle-class women on their way to a peace festival called the Rainbow Gathering were found murdered in a quiet clearing, and the ensuing investigation — which saw a local farmer convicted 13 years later and then released after a serial killer claimed responsibility — made plain the country's general disdain for the Appalachian community, and the assumed violence and crudeness of the people who call it home.
Nearly 30 years later, Emma Copley Eisenberg moved from New York to Pocahontas County to volunteer, and then work, at a camp dedicated to empowering local teenage girls. It's here that she learns about the "Rainbow murders" — and the story plagues her for years.
The Third Rainbow Girl is half investigation of the murders and all of the complicated cultural forces surrounding it, and half memoir of her coming-of-age as a queer woman in a county and state that has long been dismissed and misunderstood. It's a potent, fascinating, deeply thoughtful read. I can't wait for you to experience it.
❤️ 📚 Arianna
🎉 Signed Book Giveaway 🎉  To celebrate, Hachette is giving away ten signed copies of The Third Rainbow Girl. Want a shot at one? Respond to this email by Monday, February 17, 6pm ET and tell us about a true crime book you love — and be sure to include your address (US only). Good luck! 💫
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