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Refuge
- Author
- Dot Jackson
- Narrator
- Elizabeth Wiley
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2020
- Run Time
- 14 hours 4 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Early one morning in 1929, Mary Seneca Steele spontaneously packs a suitcase, gathers up her son and daughter, and drives away in her abusive and dissolute husband’s brand-new Auburn Phaeton automobile, leaving her privileged life in Charleston behind. It is the beginning of a journey of enlightenment that leads Mary “Sen” to the mountains and mysteries of Appalachia, where she will learn unexpected family secrets, create a new life for herself and her children, and finally experience love and happiness before tragedy will once again test her.
Written by a Pulitzer Prize–nominated author, Dot Jackson has spun a story that will captivate readers looking for an entertaining saga of self-discovery, family, love, loss, and redemption.
Critics Review
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“An intensely readable novel of the complexity of family ties…Dot Jackson is a true Southern voice, a master storyteller, and an Appalachian treasure.”
Dori Sanders, author of Her Own Place
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“Wonderful…With her narrative gift and keen ear for Appalachian speech, Dot Jackson gives her readers a beautifully rendered portrait of a lost time and place.”
Ron Rash, author of Serena
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Details
- Author
- Dot Jackson
- Narrator
- Elizabeth Wiley
- Duration
- 14 hours 4 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094130224
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Historical fiction, Generational sagas, Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Early one morning in 1929, Mary Seneca Steele spontaneously packs a suitcase, gathers up her son and daughter, and drives away in her abusive and dissolute husband’s brand-new Auburn Phaeton automobile, leaving her privileged life in Charleston behind. It is the beginning of a journey of enlightenment that leads Mary “Sen” to the mountains and mysteries of Appalachia, where she will learn unexpected family secrets, create a new life for herself and her children, and finally experience love and happiness before tragedy will once again test her.Written by a Pulitzer Prize–nominated author, Dot Jackson has spun a story that will captivate readers looking for an entertaining saga of self-discovery, family, love, loss, and redemption.
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