The Ballad of Ami Miles

by Kristy Dallas Alley

Raised in isolation at Heavenly Shepherd, her family’s trailer-dealership-turned-survival compound, Ami Miles knows that she was lucky to be born into a place of safety after the old world ended and the chaos began. But when her grandfather arranges a marriage to a cold-eyed stranger, she realises that her “destiny” as one of the few females capable of still bearing children isn’t something she’s ready to face.

With the help of one of her aunts, she flees the only life she’s ever known and sets off on a quest to find her long-lost mother (and hopefully a mate of her own choosing). But as she journeys, Ami discovers many new things about the world - and about herself.

• ISBN10: 1250222133
• ISBN13: 9781250222138
• Publish Date: 1 January 2021 (first published 1 December 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 25 June 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joni Reads]

This book almost reminds me of The Forest of Hands and Teeth- minus the zombies.

I really felt invested in the story of Ami and cared about her story.

She was very naive but that was expected due to how she was raised. The book is about her growing up in a cult and escaping and breaking free after her grandfather arranges a marriage for her with a man old enough to be her father.

Ami leaves and goes in search of her mother who left the family when Ami was a baby.

She finds much more than she knew she was looking for and I loved seeing how Ami developed and grew throughout the course of the story.

This is easy to read in one sitting and I finished it in one day.

Definitely recommend.