When a mysterious teenager shows up in Nub's life in rural Alabama, he learns that family, forgiveness, and kindness can be found in the most unlikely of places.
1970s, Southern Alabama. Nub Taylor, a blue-collar worker and ne'er-do-weller relishes his quiet and simple life: sittin' at his favorite joint nursing a Pabst, doing odd jobs around town with his cousin Benny (the longest relationship he's ever been part of), and listening to college football games on the radio. But when Winnie, a fourteen-old-girl with Converse Chuck Taylors that are held together with duct tape, shows up unexpectedly in Nub's life, he accepts that his peace is upended and admits his life is a mess.
As Nub, Benny, and Nub's adult daughter, Emily, grapple with how to care for Winnie in a town that just wants her to go away, the makeshift quartet pieces together what a family can look like. And under a roof of love, Winnie blossoms, discovering she has a remarkable musical talent that awakens a long-forgotten dream in the shape of a Martin guitar Nub thought disappeared fifty years earlier.
But not everyone in Park, Alabama, is as they seem. And some will do whatever it takes to silence the secrets Winnie carries.
From beloved Southern writer Sean Dietrich, also known as Sean of the South, comes a powerful story of found family in his signature lyrical and poignant prose. Some things, like love and forgiveness, can never be forgotten.
- Heartwarming Southern fiction from Sean of the South
- Stand-alone novel set in Birmingham, Alabama
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
- Also by Sean Dietrich: The Incredible Winston Browne, Stars of Alabama, and You Are My Sunshine
