Books Victoria Shorr: Backlands 91.7 WVXU Published July 24, 2015 at 6:05 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 15:53 Backlands: a Novel by Victoria Shorr In this Bonnie and Clyde story of love and betrayal, Victoria Shorr's first novel, Backlands, weaves a tale about a band of outlaws who fight for control of the brutal Brazilian outback.