Kinfolk: A Novel

**An artistic "gem," ( *Historical Novel Society* ) as revealing as it is beautifully told from beloved author "Sean of the South."**
**"The Southern story you've been waiting for." --Patti Callahan Henry, *NYT* bestselling author**
**"A heartwarming and well-told tale with lyrical writing." --Boo Walker, bestselling author**
**Sometimes it's the most unlikely meetings that give life's greatest gifts.**
*1970s, Southern Alabama*. Sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, or "Nub," has spent his whole life listening to those he loves tell him he's no good--first his ex-wife, now his always-disapproving daughter. Sure, his escapades have made him, along with his cousin and perennial sidekick, Benny, just a smidge too familiar with small-town law enforcement, but he's never harmed anyone--except perhaps himself.
Nub never meant to change his ways, but when he and fifteen-year-old Waffle House waitress Minnie form an unlikely friendship, he realizes for the first time that there may be some good in him after all. Six-foot-five Minnie has been dealt a full deck of bad luck--her father is a convicted murderer serving a life sentence, her mother is dead and buried, and she has a Grand Ole Opry-worthy singing voice with no place to perform. Oh, and there's the small fact that she's unexpectedly pregnant, courtesy of a no-good high-school boy.
Gradually, Nub realizes the gift he's been given: a second chance to make a difference.
**Beloved Southern writer Sean Dietrich, also known as Sean of the South, once again brings people and places to life in this lyrical song-turned-story about found family, second chances, country music, and the poignant power of love and forgiveness.**
**This standalone novel includes discussion questions, which makes it perfect for book clubs. Also by Sean Dietrich: *Over Yonder* , *The Incredible Winston Browne* , *Stars of Alabama* , and *You Are My Sunshine***