The Story Keeper (A Carolina Heirlooms Novel)

The Story Keeper (A Carolina Heirlooms Novel)

<div><i>"</i><span><b>Not since <i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>has a story impacted me like this.</b>" -- <b>COLLEEN COBLE</b>, USA Today bestselling author of Seagrass Pier</span><br><span><b></b></span><br><span><b>Wingate </b></span><span><b>is, quite simply, a master storyteller.</b> Her story-within-a-story, penned with a fine, expressive style, will captivate writers and nonwriters alike. </span><span>--<b> Booklist </b></span></div><div><span><b></b></span></div><div><span><b></b></span></div><div><span><b></b></span></div><div></div><br><span>Successful New York editor, Jen Gibbs, is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing -- until a mysterious manuscript from an old slush pile appears on her desk. Turning the pages, Jen finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in the turn of the century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to </span><span><i>The Story Keeper</i></span><span>'s hidden origins and its unknown author, but when the trail turns toward the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place Jen thought she'd left behind forever, the price of a blockbuster next book deal may be higher than she's willing to pay. </span>