THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER by Sharon Mabry

“Sharon Mabry's The Postmaster's Daughter is satisfying on every level: her characters

are rich, the suspense is gripping, the revelations are juicy, the twists are unpredictable. The story is taut the entire way through, fast-paced, and hard to put down. The

Postmaster's Daughter is moody and suspenseful and filled with characters who brim

with vulnerability and poignancy. With an outcome that is unexpected and manages to

be hopeful without being precious, the novel is an exploration of how the crimes and

secrets of the past influence the future and bares our lack of ability to prevent them from

coming full circle.”—Melissa Corliss DeLorenzo, author of Talking Underwater

“A young girl with an otherworldly aptitude for telling stories, a house full of sisters and

brothers who might have grown up next door to Louisa Mae Alcott, a stable of classic

automobiles, all described with a fitting reverence ... and murder. If that isn’t enough, try keeping to your diet after reading Sharon Mabry’s descriptions of southern cooking in

The Postmaster’s Daughter. There’s something here for anyone who loves to read a

book on a rainy afternoon.”—Barry Kitterman, author of From the San Joaquin: Stories

“The Putnams and the Cantrells: two very different families whose lives are torn apart

over the murder of a young woman. This southern mystery becomes more complicated

with each chapter as elements of region, family, and sordid intrigue slowly heat to a boil.

Sharon Mabry’s The Postmaster’s Daughter is beautifully written in a clearly Southern

gothic tradition. Mabry is a natural storyteller and has a distinctive, southern style that

may remind readers of Flannery O’Connor or Susan Glaspell. Her rolling descriptions

and emphasis on interwoven storytelling has the reader hearing characters’ southern

accents and leaning in to hear the many stories they tell.

Readers will want to pour some sweet tea and sit down for a spell with Mabry’s The

Postmaster’s Daughter.”—Khristeena Lute, author of Finding Grace and Grit