Carry Yourself Back to Me

Famed alt-country artist Annie Walsh has more than enough reason to sing her version of the blues, including a broken heart, a stalled career, and a troubled family. Annie seeks refuge from an upended love affair with her producer, Owen Pettybone, by sequestering herself at home with her old dog Detour, surrounded by a lush Florida tangelo grove. There, she spends her days furiously sanding down the house’s every veneer in a vain attempt at erasing the painful memory of the love she lost. Soon, however, this quiet, small town existence—far from recording studios, ardent fans, and affairs of the heart—comes crashing down around her. A violent murder connected to her brother Calder threatens to tear her family apart and forces Annie to shore up her loyalties and uproot profound disappointments from her distant past. The evidence stacks against Calder, compounded by his lifelong affliction with Tourette syndrome that causes some in the community to cast aspersions on the soundness of his mind.

As the circumstances converge to challenge lifetime ties and forge unexpected new bonds, this soulful, stirring novel shifts its narrative from an imperiled and ever-changing present, where each hour brings an unforeseen and unwelcome piece of news, to the poignant childhood days of first allegiances and life-altering loss. Like a fine and forlorn love ballad, the gifted, conflicted Annie lulls the reader into a journey through love and loss that mines the mysterious, and, at times, paradoxical rhythms of the human heart. As vibrant as Annie's treasured tangelo grove, Carry Yourself Back to Me cultivates an always tender, sometimes tart, portrait of one family’s regret and redemption. Inflected with melancholy and redeemed by melody, this deeply affecting novel is certain to strike a resonant chord with music fans and lovers of fine fiction everywhere.

Deborah Reed's Playlist for Carry Yourself Back to Me

We asked author Deborah Reed to tell us about the songs that best represent her novel, Carry Yourself Back to Me. "Some songs were mentioned in the book," Deborah says, "and others just represent the essence of it." Use our custom MP3 playlist to sample and download your favorite tracks.

"Carry Yourself Back To Me" by Brush Prairie
"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" by Rufus Wainwright
"Save Me" by Aimee Mann
"The Littlest Birds" by The Be Good Tanyas
"Dream A Little Dream" by The Beautiful South
"Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key" by Billie Bragg and Wilco
"Today" by Jennifer O' Connor
"Side of the Road" and "Can't Let Go" by Lucinda Williams
"Misfits" by The Kinks
"Carolina" by M. Ward
"Boots of Spanish Leather" by Nanci Griffith
"Achin' To Be" by The Replacements
"With Arms Outstretched" by Rilo Kiley
"Ex-con" by Smog
"You're Still Standing There" by Steve Earle with Lucinda Williams
"She" by The Pretenders and Emmylou Harris
"In Spite of All The Damage" by The Be Good Tanyas
Download Deborah's recommendations from our custom MP3 playlist

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