With Vivian in Red, Kristina Riggle proves herself a master storyteller. Her expertly drawn characters and New York City itself pulse with life in this stunning novel loaded with family secrets, passionate love, and the magic of Broadway. An absolute joy to read.
Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Tears of Pearl
Vivian in Red is an enchanting swirl of love, family, history, theater, and an ode to what we leave behind and what we still have left to discover. Add Kristina Riggle to the list of historical fiction masters.
Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of In Twenty Years
Riggle has written an entrancing novel that gives readers insight into the Broadway theatrical world in its heyday. It also presents a nuanced picture of a large, unwieldy, but loving family and examines the mistakes people make in their youth that eventually come back to haunt them.
Readers will enjoy this blend of romance, historical fiction, and family drama, especially those with a fondness for New York in the Jazz Age.
Booklist
Kristina Riggle's Vivian in Red is a tangled love story spanning generations, and a multifaceted mystery which keeps you guessing until the final pages. Theater lovers will relish this story's atmosphere, but it's an enjoyable read for all. -Historical Novel Society
Praise for the novels of Kristina Riggle
Reading The Whole Golden World is like turning a kaleidoscope. Each of the main characters has a valid perspective, shards of which are visible in the others' stories, though the patterns are completely different. With a deft hand, Kristina Riggle makes each point of view in this absorbing novel equally believable.
Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
Love, loyalty and the murky nature of the truth, are at the fracturing heart of this astonishing novel about culpability, desire, and the ways we choose to see our world. Just breathtakingly good.
Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow
This story of two sisters, each broken inher own way, is as unflinching as it is compassionate. I was pulled in from the first page, as Trish and Mary reckon with the devastations of loss and the bonds of family, and as they make their hard, brave, often funny journeys toward hope and wholeness.
Marisa de los Santos, bestselling author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me on KEEPSAKE
Kristina Riggle evokes characters so real that they are unforgettable in this compelling and absorbing story about predators, victims, and survival.
Priscille Sibley, author of The Promise of Stardust
THE WHOLE GOLDEN WORLD is an engrossing coming-of-age story-- a complex portrayal of the hazy line between youth and adulthood, vulnerability and strength. It is a captivating story from start to finish.
Rebecca Coleman, author of THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD
In The Whole Golden World, Kristina Riggle sets complex characters on a heart-wrenching collision course--the result is an engrossing and unflinching story about the ways our choices affect individuals, families, and entire communities.
Meg Donohue, author of ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS
Kristina Riggle writes women's fiction with soul.
Tiffany Baker, New York Times bestselling author
A stunning, ripped-from-the-headlines tale of the intersecting lives of three very different women. THE WHOLE GOLDEN WORLD showcases Riggle's masterful ability to raise important questions about fidelity, deception, and truth - and make us question our own answers to them.
Sarah Pekkanen, internationally bestselling author of THE BEST OF US
Riggle writes about female family dynamics with a sure hand. Kirkus Reviews
Told from the viewpoints of these three strong women, this work is an intriguing look at an issue that strikes fear in the hearts of many parents. It is sure to attract fans of Jodi Picoult's ripped from the headlines novels.
Library Journal
Riggle masterfully unfolds the families' stories with just the right pace, tone, and drama, uncovering plenty of family secrets and emotional struggles without making it a soap opera. Fans of Jodi Picoult and Barbara Delinsky will devour this story.
Booklist