TAPESTRY
by BETH DUKE
Description
Beth Duke, Author of #1 Best Seller It All Comes Back to You, delivers an emotional and inspiring novel about family, from the roots that ground us to the branches that allow us to take flight.
"Beth Duke is a poet disguised as a Southern novelist. Tapestry made me laugh, made me think and in the end, made me cry. Tapestry delivers on ALL counts.”
-Dan Brown, Author of Reunion
Twenty-one-year-old Skye Willis lives in Eufaula, Alabama, a tourist mecca of stately homes and world-class bass fishing. Her childhood friends are either stuck at dead ends or have moved on to accomplish Big Things.
Skye’s grandmother, Verna, insists on being called “Sparrow” because she suspects her ancestors were Muscogee Creek. She dresses in faux deerskin and experiments with ancient Native American recipes, offering a myth or legend to anyone who will listen.
Skye has no idea what to do with her life. She’s smart as hell, but she has no faith or knowledge there’s something out there she was “born to do.” Nor does she know much of anything about her father, who died in Afghanistan when she was a toddler. He and his family are a mystery her mother won’t discuss. But when Sparrow sets out to confirm her Creek ancestry through genetic testing, Skye joins in. The results hit like a DNA bomb, launching them both on a path filled with surprises and life-changing events. Skye learns a harder truth than she ever expected.
Alternating chapters between Skye’s Alabama life and an intertwining tale of greed, deceit, and control in Texas, this story offers proof that all life is a woven tapestry of past, present, and future.
In Beth Duke’s uplifting and soul-singing voice, TAPESTRY is Southern Fiction at its best; you will cry, you will laugh out loud, and you will wish you were a member of the beautiful, matriarchal family Duke has created for her readers.
A must-read for fans of Fannie Flagg, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Rebecca Wells.
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Translation and publication rights available worldwide excluding English
Endorsements
TAPESTRY is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Women's Fiction category of The 2020 International Book Awards, The Bronze Medal Winner in Southern Fiction in Publisher's Weekly 2020 Readers' Choice Awards, and a Five Star Readers' Favorite Award Winner
Reviews
The Book Commentary Editorial Review, 5 Stars:
"The writing is impeccable, littered with terrific descriptions and oh-so naturally crafted dialogues. The images leap off the pages like things dancing before the reader, whether it is about a Mrs. Darling who looks as stunning as everyone said, "like a movie star; tall, dark-haired and flashing a brilliant smile with teeth like perfectly matched pearls" an aspect of the setting, or an emotion from the character, it comes with that clarity that allows the mind to quickly grasp the image.
Beth Duke's Tapestry is a cleverly plotted women's fiction with stunning characters and strong themes of family, greed, deceit, and a young woman's quest for answers. This intelligently written novel features characters that are elaborately developed and psychologically rich. Beth Duke has a gift for humor and she exemplifies it in the way she writes her characters, especially Verna, Skye's grandmother. This is a deftly written, balanced, and engaging narrative that has a strong emotional appeal to readers. The prose is delectable, the characters genuinely vulnerable, and the plot points fascinating."
Author Biography
Beth Dial Duke is an Amazon #1 Best Selling author and the recipient of short story awards on two continents.
She is eyeing the other five.
Beth lives in the mountains of her native Alabama with her husband, one real dog, and one strictly ornamental dog.
She loves reading, writing, and not arithmetic.
Baking is a hobby, with semi-pro cupcakes and amateur macarons a specialty.
And puns--the worse, the better.
Travel is her other favorite thing, along with joining book clubs for discussion.
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Copyright Beth Dial Duke 2020
All Rights Reserved
The Art of Dixie
Our most popular titles include IT ALL COMES BACK TO YOU, an Amazon #1 Best Seller in multiple fiction categories for over a year and a half (US) and an extremely popular book club selection all over the US. The Art of Dixie is also the English language publisher of TAPESTRY, an Award-Winning Finalist in the Women's Fiction category of The 2020 International Book Awards, The Bronze Medal Winner in Southern Fiction in Publisher's Weekly 2020 Readers' Choice Awards, and a Five Star Readers' Favorite Award Winner.
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- Publisher The Art of Dixie
- Publication Date March 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780578644486 / 0578644487
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 14.99 USD
- Pages346
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size8.5x5.5 (8.5x5.5) inches
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