“Hotel Impala” (Twisted Road Publications 2024) by award-winning Tallahassee author Pat Spears is a singularly powerful, heart-stopping book about resiliency and survival—and love.
The love that drives the novel involves two sisters, a husband and wife, and a mother and her children. “Hotel Impala” tells a poignant, intense story written with the realism of a memoir, though it is fictional. The novel was released on Sept. 16, and Spears will host a book launch party at My Favorite Books, 1410 Market Street Suite C-2, from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, which will include food, a reading, and plenty of good conversation.
The nuclear family in “Hotel Impala” has a serious problem. The mother/wife, Leah, is severely mentally ill and the family lacks the financial resources to get her proper help. The chaos created by her illness builds suspense, conflict, and crisis. There are edge-of-your-seat moments of life and death when the two daughters confront evils they are too young and vulnerable to cope with — and their mother is too delusional to help them…