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RIPE FOR THE PICKIN' by Shana Thornton

Book Two in The Family Medicine Wheel Series


PRAISE: 

“It’s been a few years since we saw these characters in the first of Shana Thornton’s Poke Sallet stories. This time, as I read the opening pages, I feel like I’m running down a country road holding onto the tailgate of a friend’s pickup, and that friend is Thornton herself. The thought occurs to me that I should not have got out of the pickup in the first place, and would be wise to hang on, to follow wherever she takes me. The story is several stories: a road trip, a food and herb meditation, a hymn to Tennessee, an earth spiritual. There’s the continuation of a treasure hunt, and poetry, and song lyrics, all spanning several generations, at times passing over the threshold from this world to earlier worlds. It’s worth reading, and worth reading twice.”—BARRY KITTERMAN, award winning author of FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN: Stories


ABOUT THE BOOK:

A legendary family treasure is rumored to be buried on the Ballard Farm, and generations have searched for it while pretending as if they don't believe in it. Robin goes looking for it, and instead discovers that she's a songwriter, leading to the creation of her folk/bluegrass band, Poke Sallet Queen and the Family Medicine Wheel. 
Ripe for the Pickin' by Shana Thornton is an adventure filled with road trips, old maps, and stories that Robin is shocked to have as her inheritance. While Robin learns about the beliefs and antics of her great-great grandmother, Zona, she and her bandmates are searching for the magic spark in songwriting and performing. This book reveals Zona's journeys in the early 20th century throughout middle Tennessee to perform blessings at locations she and her sisters consider sacred for their natural remedies and spiritual resonance. 
The Family Medicine Wheel series is a family history of tall tales, songwriting, moonshining, and secrets. Ripe for the Pickin' by Shana Thornton serves up more of the Ballard family's past and Robin's future.

Part Two in the Family Medicine Wheel Series March 4, 2022. 

Book cover by Erica Trout Creative

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POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL Shana Thornton Tennessee historical fiction series

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9979687-5-0
ISBN-10: 0-9979687-5-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021950997
Trade Paperback, 238 pages
Publication Date: March 4, 2022
Suggested retail price: $17.99

Cover by Erica Trout Creative

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About Shana

Shana Thornton author novelist book Tennessee historical fiction publisher Clarksville yoga series

Shana Thornton is the author of four works of fiction, RIPE FOR THE PICKIN' (2022), THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS (2019), POKE SALLET QUEEN AND THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL (2015) and MULTIPLE EXPOSURE (2012). She created the BreatheYourOMBalance® brand and yoga book series, and she is a Series Editor for BreatheYourOMBalance®. Shana teaches both writing and yoga classes in Clarksville, TN. She is the Founder of the Clarksville/Montgomery County African American Legacy Trail (2019). She is a 200hr. registered yoga teacher. Shana earned an M.A. in English from Austin Peay State University. Shana lives in Tennessee with her family.   


To find out more about Shana's other books, click on the titles below: Other books (fiction): RIPE FOR THE PICKIN' (MARCH 2022)

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL (2015)

THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS (2019) 

MULTIPLE EXPOSURE (2012)  

Nonfiction:

SEASONS OF BALANCE: ON CREATIVITY AND MINDFULNESS (2016), Co-authored with S. Teague

​​BreatheYourOMBalance yoga book, series editor

Author of The Nudge Writing Prompt series

Other Publications by Shana Thornton

RIPE FOR THE PICKIN'

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

Fans have asked for a sequel to POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL (2015), Thornton's Tennessee family history of tall tales, moonshining, and secrets. RIPE FOR THE PICKIN', the second book in the POKE SALLET QUEEN series is forthcoming in 2022. 

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

Southern festivals, folk music, families falling out & returning- "Shana writes a magical story that stays with you long after the final page. As with one of the characters, 'She knows real magic.'" -Virginia Brown, author of Dark River Road & the Dixie Diva mystery series

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THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS

POKE SALLET QUEEN & THE FAMILY MEDICINE WHEEL

The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

Journey with Luna on her Adventures to Pawnassus, where she meets the literary dogs of her time and tries to fulfill her dreams. After being abandoned, Luna finds a home close to Nashville, but her troubles are not over, and she needs the friendship of Mia & her family to inspire a belief in the future.

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The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

Shana is the Founder of the Clarksville/Montgomery County African American Legacy Trail, a free community publication that features places of significance honoring African American leaders and locations. Created in 2019. READ MORE HERE

SEASONS OF BALANCE: ON CREATIVITY & MINDFULNESS

The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

SEASONS OF BALANCE: ON CREATIVITY & MINDFULNESS

SEASONS OF BALANCE: ON CREATIVITY & MINDFULNESS S. Teague Shana Thornton self help art poetry essay

S. Teague & Shana Thornton write a book that inspires creativity by offering affirmations, prompts, and expressions about the seasons of life.​​ READ MORE HERE

MULTIPLE EXPOSURE

The ClarksvilleMontgomery County African American Legacy Trail

SEASONS OF BALANCE: ON CREATIVITY & MINDFULNESS

Multiple Exposure Shana Thornton Tennessee war fiction military marathon family historical

Ellen Masters's husband has been repeatedly deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq for a decade, and during that time, Ellen cares for their young family and home, starts a career, and searches for her own strength by training for a marathon.

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BreatheYourOMBalance® SERIES

BreatheYourOMBalance® SERIES

BreatheYourOMBalance® SERIES

BreatheYourOMBalance®, yoga book series features nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Yoga Mat S Teague

Shana is a series editor for BreatheYourOMBalance®, our yoga book series. The series features nonfiction, fiction, and poetry on different themes concerning the yoga practice. READ MORE HERE

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