STARS OF ALABAMA by Sean Dietrich
Release Day is July 9, 2019
Thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishing for an Advance Review Copy
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I know many of you are waiting for this book…and it’s worth the wait. Everything you want from Sean Dietrich- honest characters wrapped in love and compassion, struggling and striving in the South. What a testimony!
JENA’S REVIEW
Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sean Dietrich is a columnist, podcaster, speaker, and novelist, known for his commentary on life in the American South. He has also written several volumes of short stories and several novels. All of them are “finger-lickin’ good.”
If you are in the mood for solid, compelling characters, which includes both people and dogs, mixed with positive values, then you will want to visit the Mobile, Alabama area with Sean Dietrich as your guide in this feel-good southern-living story.
You will never forget “Marigold the Magnificent”, Paul, Vern, Baby Ruth and other beautiful humans and then there’s the two bloodhounds- Louisville and Stringbean. These vivid folks, and several other memorable preachers, grifters, and hookers will captivate you with their southern world in the 1930’s.
We tend to think of the rural south before World War II as a simpler time and place. But life wasn’t simple or easy at all for our friends. The Dust Bowl storms were terrorizing the Plains, the Depression destroyed jobs and families who needed them. Church tent revivals were another phenomenon. Many times, our sturdy friends worked long back-breaking hours when they could even find a job. More often, they slept outside, and went hungry. But as one of them would say, “Quit your sorryin”.
Somehow, most of them make it to the promise land of Mobile Alabama, with its beautiful Gulf, and you will enjoy their journey. Written in a readable, folksy style similar to his blog posts, each characters’ heart and hopes shine forth. Life is tough, and unfair, but people are so sweet and strong. Here is a book to love!
Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson- Fiction for an ARC. This is my honest review.
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