The sweet taste of muscadines : a novel

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Label

The sweet taste of muscadines : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Pamela Terry

Creator

• trueTerry, Pamela, 1956-

Author

• trueTerry, Pamela, 1956-

Subject

• Social acceptance
• Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
• trueSecrets
• trueSiblings
• Small cities
• Small cities -- Fiction
• Social acceptance -- Fiction
• trueBrothers and sisters
• Domestic fiction
• Domestic fiction
• FICTION / Family Life / Siblings
• FICTION / Southern
• FICTION / Women
• trueFamilies
• Families
• Families -- Georgia -- Fiction
• trueFamily relationships
• trueFamily secrets
• Family secrets
• Family secrets -- Fiction
• Fiction
• Gay men
• Gay men -- Fiction
• trueGeorgia
• Georgia
• trueGrief
• Homecoming
• Homecoming -- Fiction
• trueHomecomings
• trueLoss
• Loss (Psychology)
• trueLove
• trueMothers -- Death
• Mothers -- Death

Genre

• Fiction
• Domestic fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"In this intimate debut novel, a woman returns to her small Southern hometown in the wake of her mother's sudden death--only to find the past upended by stunning family secrets. Lila Bruce Breedlove never quite felt at home in Wesleyan, Georgia, especially after her father's untimely death when she was a child. Both she and her brother, Henry, fled north after high school, establishing fulfilling lives and relationships of their own, steeped in art and culture. In contrast, their younger sister, Abigail, opted to remain in Georgia to dote on their domineering, larger-than-life mother, Geneva. Yet, despite their years-long independence, Lila and Henry both know they've never quite reckoned with their upbringing. Now, when their elderly mother dies suddenly and strangely in the muscadine arbor behind the family estate, they must travel back to the town that raised them. But as Lila and Henry uncover more about Geneva's death, shocking truths are revealed that upend the Bruces' history as they know it, sending the pair on an extraordinary journey to chase a truth that will dramatically alter the course of their lives. With deep compassion and sharp wit, Pamela Terry brings to life the culture and expectations of a small Southern town that values appearance over authenticity--and where the struggle to live honestly can lead to devastating consequences."--Provided by publisher

Storyline

• trueIntricately plotted

Tone

• trueMoving
• trueAtmospheric

Writing style

• trueEngaging
• trueLush

Character

• trueWell-developed

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3620.E7726

LC item number

S94 2021

Literary form

fiction