Appalachian Song, Michelle Shocklee
Appalachian Song, Michelle Shocklee
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Appalachian Song

Author: Michelle Shocklee

Narrator: Caroline Hewitt

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023


Synopsis

Forever within the memories of my heart.

Always remember, you are perfectly loved.

Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart.

Thirty years later, the day after his father’s funeral, Walker Wylie is stunned to learn he was adopted as an infant. The famous country singer enlists the help of adoption advocate Reese Chandler in the hopes of learning why he was abandoned by his birth parents. With the only clue he has in hand, Walker and Reese head deep into the Appalachian Mountains to track down Bertie Jenkins, the midwife who holds the secrets to Walker’s past.

About The Author

Michelle Shocklee is the author of several historical novels, including COUNT THE NIGHTS BY STARS, winner of the 2023 Christianity Today Book Award in Fiction, and UNDER THE TULIP TREE, a Christy Award and Selah Award finalist. As a woman of mixed heritage--her father's family is Hispanic and her mother's roots go back to Germany--she has always celebrated diversity and feels it's important to see the world through the eyes of one another. Learning from the past and changing the future is why she writes historical fiction. With both her sons grown, Michelle and her husband make their home in Tennessee, not far from the historical sites she writes about. Michelle loves hearing from readers! Connect with her at www.MichelleShocklee.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Morghan

4.5 Absolutely beautiful A story of adoption and finding hope amidst dark circumstances. Seeing God’s beauty shining in your life and knowing that He chooses you. Yes, I am crying. Yea, you should read this.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

4.5 stars “Livin’ life ain’t about seein’ and doin’. It’s about lovin’ and takin’ care of those who’ve been put in your path.“ Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee grabbed my attention from the title, had me eager to read it since I knew it was set in the Smoky Mountains, and drew me in completely t......more

Goodreads review by Kremena

Appalachian Song едва ли би оставила равнодушни читателите си. Каквото и мнение да поддържа , всеки би преминал през вихрушката от емоции в нея. А темите не са една и две. Съвсем неотдавна с дъщеря ми обсъждахме темата за родителството, избора да имаш дете и последиците от осиновяването. И двете има......more

4.5 star Do you love Southern fiction? I do! If you do too, I definitely recommend Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee. This is a Christian, dual-timeline, historical fiction book that I just could not put down. The book begins with the Jenkins family in the 1940s - 5 unmarried sisters who live on......more