Sean Dietrich-also known as Sean of the South-weaves together a
humorous and heartfelt tale about the dignity of humanity and the
value of enduring hope. One child preacher traveling across the
plains. One young woman with a mysterious touch. Two old friends,
their baby, and their bloodhound. And all the stars that shine
above them. When fifteen-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant amid
the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to
fend for herself. And when she loses her baby in the forest, her
whole world turns upside down. She's even more distraught upon
discovering she has an inexplicable power that makes her both
beautiful and terrifying-and something of a local legend.
Meanwhile, migrant workers Vern and Paul discover a violet-eyed
baby and take it upon themselves to care for her. The men soon pair
up with a widow and her two children, and the misfit family finds
its way in fits and starts toward taking care of each other. As
survival brings one family together, a young boy finds himself with
nary a friend to his name as the dust storms rage across Kansas.
Fourteen-year-old Coot, a child preacher with a prodigy's memory,
is on the run with thousands of stolen dollars-and the only thing
he's sure of is that Mobile, Alabama, is his destination. As the
years pass and a world war looms, these stories intertwine in
surprising ways, reminding us that when the dust clears, we can
still see the stars. Praise for Stars of Alabama: "Sean Dietrich
has given us an absolute treasure of a novel . . . Dietrich is an
author who understands the hidden landscape of a soul; his voice
both clear and authentic. The separate storylines are vivid and
distinct yet they also move inexorably closer to each other in a
world both cruel and beautiful. Healing and hope come alive in
these characters, allowing it to come alive in us." -Patti Callahan
Henry, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of
Becoming Mrs. Lewis "Sean Dietrich-you already love him. Prepare to
love him even more for giving you this story-Stars of Alabama-the
characters, human and canine, that will sew themselves to your very
heart." -Jill Conner Browne, #1 New York Times bestselling author
of the Sweet Potato Queens series "Sean Dietrich has woven together
a rich tapestry of characters-some charming, some heartbreaking,
all of them inspiring. Stars of Alabama is mesmerizing, a siren's
call that holds the reader in a world softly Southern, full of
broken lives and the good souls who pick up the pieces and put them
back together into a brilliant, wondrous new mosaic full of hope."
-Dana Chamblee Carpenter, award-winning author of the Bohemian
Trilogy Stand-alone historical novel set in the twentieth century
Book length: approximately 98,000 words Includes discussion
questions for book clubs
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