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2023 AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS FINALIST!

2023 Finalist in Best New (Debut) Fiction for the American Writing Awards: Sharon Mabry's THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER 

2023 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist!

Sharon Mabry's debut novel, THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER, named Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards!

Authors Over 50 Podcast

Sharon Mabry talks about her career in books on the podcast Authors Over 50 with Julia Daily. Watch the podcast here.

Govs on the Go Podcast

The Govs on the Go podcast features Sharon Mabry, author of The Postmaster's Daughter, discussing her new novel and revealing some details about how she wrote the book, her writing habits, and connections to her Tennessee roots.

Govs on the Go Podcast Series Link here

YouTube Video of the Podcast

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THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER by Sharon Mabry

“The Postmaster’s Daughter is a haunting southern requiem that will play in your mind long after the book has closed.”

—Paula Wall, author of The Rock Orchard and The Wilde Women


When a marriage proposal brings together two families in East Tennessee, the wealthy and powerful Cantrells and the hardworking and respected Putnams, everyone is shocked by a sudden murder that halts the union. Sharon Mabry’s first novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, is a literary fiction performance that shows Mabry’s ear for character details and her ability to weave a murder plot that keeps the reader’s interest on the stage of the novel. The Postmaster’s Daughter not only leads you into the working kitchen and tastes of cinnamon buns made by Viege Putnam, but it also takes you for a ride in Jack Cantrell’s ‘29 Model J Duesenberg Phaeton. Mabry arranges each scene and action with precision. 


AVAILABLE October 2022:  ​​

Amazon  

Kindle Edition

Parnassus Books

Barnes & Noble  

​IndieBound


ISBN-13: 978-0-9979687-9-8
ISBN-10: 0-9979687-9-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022940406
6 x 9 Paperback, 240 pages
Publication Date: October 20, 2022
Suggested retail price: $17.99

Cover by Erica Trout Creative


PRESS: A wonderful article by Charles Booth about Sharon Mabry's new novel, THE POSTMASTER'S DAUGHTER in featured in APSU Press, ClarksvilleNOW, Yahoo! News, and The Leaf Chronicle.

 

Lee Erwin's ClarksvilleNOW Coverage of the Book Launch Here.


American Writing Awards Finalist in Best New (Debut) Fiction 


National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Mystery


Podcasts: The Govs on the Go podcast features Sharon Mabry, author of The Postmaster's Daughter, discussing her new novel and revealing some details about how she wrote the book, her writing habits, and connections to her Tennessee roots.

Govs on the Go Podcast Series Link here

YouTube Video of the Podcast


Authors Over 50 with Julia Daily: Sharon Mabry talks about her career in books on the podcast Authors Over 50 with Julia Daily. Watch the podcast here.


The Between the Shelves podcast features Sharon Mabry, author of The Postmaster's Daughter. Between the Shelves is hosted by David Brockman from the Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library. Anchor: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/between-the-shelves/the-postmasters-daughter-by-d57zcQ-qxtg/

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-shelves/id1486192737

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6QkcXwiJzCNOp6aretqiWJ

  

The Postmaster's Daughter by Sharon Mabry. Murder mystery, fiction, historical, 1930s Appalachia

Advanced Author Praise

Unpredictable Twists

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

“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

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

“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

Sordid Intrigue

Otherworldly Aptitude for Storytelling

Sordid Intrigue

“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

Other Books By Sharon Mabry

The Blue Box and Memories that Live in the Bones by Sharon Mabry. memoir. humor. marriage

The Blue Box and Memories that Live in the Bones

A salad-eating dog, the haunted trunk, a 'possum who drinks coffee-The Blue Box and Memories that Live in the Bones by Sharon Mabry is a collection of stories about Mabry's growing up years in the mountains of East Tennessee, some of the adventures in her 56-year marriage, and her thoughts on retirement after teaching for 52 years at Austin Peay State University. Mabry writes with wit and candor about her mother's declining health and the changes to her family home. Throughout her life, Mabry finds the humor that lives within each moment. The Blue Box and Memories that Live in the Bones is a collection that glimpses into the inner joy that maintains Mabry's dimpled cheeks and smiling eyes. It's a contagious outlook that will inspire readers to find amusement in their own reflections. Read more about the book here.

About the Author

Sharon Mabry, author of The Postmaster's Daughter. Photo by Beverly Riggins Parker. murder mystery

Sharon Mabry

Sharon Mabry is the author of The Postmaster’s Daughter (Thorncraft Publishing, 2022), a mystery novel set in East Tennessee, and the humorous, memoir story collection, The Blue Box and Memories that Live in the Bones (Jan. 2024). 


Prior to novel-writing, Mabry, who is an award-winning mezzo-soprano soloist and recording artist, premiered works by more than forty composers and made nine critically acclaimed recordings. She was a featured writer for the NATS Journal of Singing. Her book reviews and featured articles on women composers have appeared in several major music journals. She is the author of two books about music, Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music (Oxford University Press, 2002, 2009) and The Performing Life: A Singer’s Guide to Survival (Scarecrow Press, Rowman and Littlefield, 2012).  


 Mabry holds the Bachelor of Music degree from Florida State University, the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from George Peabody College/Vanderbilt University, and a performance certificate from the prestigious Franz-Schubert-Institut in Austria. 


In addition to her concert career, Mabry established a long tenure as professor of music at Austin Peay State University, where she received the university’s highest award for creativity (the Richard M. Hawkins Award) and for teaching (the Distinguished Professor Award).  Sharon Mabry is an East Tennessee native, having grown up in Newport, Tennessee. She currently lives in Clarksville, TN. 


Author Photo by Beverly Riggins Parker

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