"Lost Saints of Tennessee" by Amy Franklin Willis

"Lost Saints of Tennessee" is a story about a man-- who's

fallen from grace-- attempting to pick up the pieces of his life.

In  the wake of his divorce, a high school reunion, an

inability to overcome his brother's death, and all the

regular hard bits of life, he is running from life and his

own feelings.

That journey takes him to an old safe house where he attempts

to reconcile what he wants and how--or whether--he can continue.

Through flashbacks and letters, and later through another

character's recounting, we discover how a life can become

so fractured and lost.

In the present, he attempts to grow and overcome the

burden of his past...with his mother, his ex-wife, his daughters,

and his own failures and inescapable grief.

It's the ultimate mid-life crisis survival guide!

This is a great character piece, delving into true Southern

living as family drama, small town worries, and earlier

days are the inspiration for a captivating tale.

(Willis is an eighth-generation Southerner, and

many of the stories are based on her father's stories

of his life.)

Taking place in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia,

there is plenty of adventure and drama throughout,

and in one of my favorite writing 'tricks,' we

get to see events from the different perspectives

that make up the whole.

We get to see how our subjective views so often distort

reality.

A beautiful story of redemption, soul-searching,

fear, forgiveness, and love.

Read an excerpt from the book

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