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charm of the South drew her back to her family’s roots. But when the town’s old
resentments turn the sweet tea bitter, can Tish find a welcome anywhere?
Leaving frosty Michigan for the Deep South was never a blip in the simple plans Tish McComb imagined for her life, dreams of marriage and family that were dashed five years earlier in a tragic accident. Now an opportunity to buy her great-great-great-grandparents’ Civil War era home beckons Tish to Noble, Alabama, a Southern town in every sense of the word. She wonders if God has given her a new dream – the old house filled with friends, her vintage percolator bubbling on the sideboard.
When Tish discovers that McCombs aren’t welcome in town, she feels like a Yankee behind enemy lines. Only local antiques dealer George Zorbas seems willing to give her a chance. What’s a lonely outcast to do but take in Noble’s resident prodigal, Melanie Hamilton, and hope that the two can find some much needed acceptance in each other.
Problem is, old habits die hard, and Mel is quite set in her destructive ways. With Melanie blocked from going home, Tish must try to manage her incorrigible houseguest as she attempts to prove her own worth in a town that seems to have forgotten that every sinner needs God-given mercy, love and forgiveness.
Leaving frosty Michigan for the Deep South was never a blip in the simple plans Tish McComb imagined for her life, dreams of marriage and family that were dashed five years earlier in a tragic accident. Now an opportunity to buy her great-great-great-grandparents’ Civil War era home beckons Tish to Noble, Alabama, a Southern town in every sense of the word. She wonders if God has given her a new dream – the old house filled with friends, her vintage percolator bubbling on the sideboard.
When Tish discovers that McCombs aren’t welcome in town, she feels like a Yankee behind enemy lines. Only local antiques dealer George Zorbas seems willing to give her a chance. What’s a lonely outcast to do but take in Noble’s resident prodigal, Melanie Hamilton, and hope that the two can find some much needed acceptance in each other.
Problem is, old habits die hard, and Mel is quite set in her destructive ways. With Melanie blocked from going home, Tish must try to manage her incorrigible houseguest as she attempts to prove her own worth in a town that seems to have forgotten that every sinner needs God-given mercy, love and forgiveness.
Meg Moseley’s
Gone South had me intrigued from the
beginning. Intertwining the McCombs’ double-edged family legacy with Tish’s
tragic history, Mel’s desperate pursuit of truth and redemption, and a bit of
unplanned romance, Moseley kept me flipping page after page until I reached the
end. Upon completion of the novel, my only complaint was that the narrative of
Nathan and Letitia seemed a little incomplete to me. However, as a whole, the
novel – with its multitude of situational problems and complications – leads to
a satisfying conclusion, leaving me content. I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who has an interest
in Christian fiction and enjoys rooting for the underdog.
As usual, I would like to thank WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
for providing me with a copy of this novel. I greatly appreciate the
opportunity to read and honestly review it, and I always enjoy a fresh, new
book experience.
