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#Giveaway Interview Review SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE by Heather Webber @BooksbyHeather @ForgeReads Ends 8.10

July 28, 2020 By Mary

The publisher of the media / book has provided me with a review copy at no cost. Opinions are my own. South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
ISBN: 1250198569
on July 21, 2020
Goodreads
five-stars

Forge Books
Tor/Forge
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Forge Books (July 21, 2020)
Language: English
On Sale: 07/21/2020
ISBN: 9781250198563



Praise for Heather Webber’s MIDNIGHT AT THE BLACKBIRD CAFE “Full of family secrets, undeniable charm and that particular touch of magic so often found in the South, MIDNIGHT AT THE BLACKBIRD CAFE is a heartfelt and redemptive tale of a daughter looking to move forward in the place her mother couldn’t wait to leave behind. Heather Webber creates a town as dynamic and real as her characters—and a story so compelling that it will stay on readers’ minds long after the final page. I savored every word.” —Kristy Woodson Harvey, national bestselling author of Slightly South of Simple“Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is an enchanting gem of a novel, brimming with charming characters, heartwarming connections, old secrets, and a southern setting that makes you want to move there. As refreshing as a glass of blackberry tea, this is truly magical realism at its best!” —Karen White, New York Times bestselling author“Family, fate, and magic intertwine in this endearing Southern tale of long-held secrets, homemade pie, and building one’s future from the remains of the past. A tantalizing, delicious delight, through and through. Heather Webber writes with so much detail and imagination that I’ll be craving some Blackbird Cafe pie—and the comfort that comes with it—for a long time to come.” —Kristin Harmel, international bestselling author of The Room on Rue Amélie and The Sweetness of Forgetting
Review
This is a magical book in the same realm as Sarah Addison Allen.  I felt so at home reading this story about Blue (finder of lost things) who finds a baby at the Buttonwood Tree.  The small town in Alabama of Buttonwood, things like this don’t happen.  Sarah Grace (who hears houes) knows how hard it is to keep secrets because she has a lot of her own.  This story is one of forgiveness of the self.  I haven’t had much luck actually reading lately but this book helped with my reader’s block.  I felt so heartened by these two girls who are growing up in a small town with small-town secrets and how they maintain their public face.

Blue Bishop has a knack for finding lost things. While growing up in charming small-town Buttonwood, Alabama, she’s happened across lost wallets, jewelry, pets, her wandering neighbor, and sometimes, trouble. No one is more surprised than Blue, however, when she comes across an abandoned newborn baby in the woods, just south of a very special buttonwood tree.

Sarah Grace Landreneau Fulton is at a crossroads. She has always tried so hard to do the right thing, but her own mother would disown her if she ever learned half of Sarah Grace’s secrets.

The unexpected discovery of the newborn baby girl will alter Blue’s and Sarah Grace’s lives forever. Both women must fight for what they truly want in life and for who they love. In doing so, they uncover long-held secrets that reveal exactly who they really are–and what they’re willing to sacrifice in the name of family.

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HEATHER WEBBER is the national bestselling author of more than thirty novels–including Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe, the Lucy Valentine novels, and the Nina Quinn Mysteries–and has been twice nominated for an Agatha Award. She loves to spend time with her family, read, drink too much coffee and tea, birdwatch, crochet, watch cooking competition and home improvement shows, crochet, and bake. Heather lives in southwestern Ohio and is hard at work on her next book.

       

INTERVIEW

  1. What is on your nightstand?

At this exact moment on my nightstand there is a lamp, a coaster, a nightlight jar that holds a strand of fireflies that light up, an oil painting of ducks my daughter painted, my Kindle, a pair of reading glasses, a dryer sheet, three bobby pins, two pens, a tube of Blistex, a stuffed Psyduck, and a small ceramic bowl with safety pins and a pair of earrings. Hm. I should probably tidy up a bit.

  1. What author would you totally fan?

Jane Austen. Oh, to sit and have tea with her.

  1. What makes you cringe?

Lots of things, but snapping fingers is high up there on the list.

  1. Do you obsessively plot out each point or just go with the flow?

I go with the flow until about a third through the book, then obsessively plot.

  1. Is there a word you love to use?

Little! I use it a ton in my books.

Also, if you have any pictures of your pet you would like to share, please attach them.  My readers love animals! We haven’t had any pets for a few years, but we do have a backyard squirrel that visits every so often for a (raw) peanut. (Pic attached)

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Comments

  1. Deborah D says

    August 6, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    How long did it take you to write this book?

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