The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson - ISBN: 9781496748287
Paperback
Ozark secrets bloom across generations; tragedy sparks family reckoning.

The Flower Sisters

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    4 June 2024

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Summary

Instant USA Today Bestseller!

Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author’s Missouri hometown, this beautifully written, endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for a folksy, character-driven portrayal of small-town life, split second decisions, and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations.

From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for rea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781496748287
ISBN-10:149674828X
Author:Michelle Collins Anderson
Publisher:Kensington Publishing
Imprint:Kensington Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:4 June 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Michelle Collins Anderson:

“Michelle Collins Anderson delivers what every booklover craves in her absorbing and exhilarating debut. Combined with an intriguing historical event and charismatic characters with deeply held secrets, the end result is a mesmerizing story about reconciling guilt and letting go of the past so new beginnings are possible. Anderson’s talent is undeniable and held me spellbound until the very last page.” Donna Everhart, author of The Saints of Swallow Hill on The Flower Sisters

“A vivid blend of sensorial writing, historical detail, and memorable characters await on the pages of The Flower Sisters. Poignant, compelling, and surprising, here is an insightful story of the weight of long-held secrets and the resulting hunger for truth.” —Susan Meissner, USA Today bestselling author of Only the Beautiful

“Anderson weaves a rich and poignant tale of a small Ozarks town’s factual tragedy, its generational secrets and the juxtapose of searching and belonging. Vivid and evocative, this is a debut to savor.” —Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series on The Flowers Sisters

“Michelle writes stories with a big heart, on family and human relationships and the inevitability of change and loss.” —David Haynes, author of The Full Matilda

About The Author

Michelle Collins Anderson

Michelle Collins Anderson is the USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction including The Moonshine Women, an Indie Next Pick, and The Flower Sisters, which was a Missouri Library Association Literary Award winner, the Scenic Regional Library, Washington Public Library & East Central College Community Reads selection, and winner of the “Show Me” Award from the Missouri Writers’ Guild.

She grew up on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks - a place and a way of life that has shaped her writing. A graduate of the University of Missouri with an MFA from Warren Wilson College, she previously worked in advertising and public relations, taught elementary school creative writing, and was an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri and Stephens College. She serves on the board of The Missouri Review and her Pushcart Prize-nominated short fiction has appeared in numerous publications.

A mother of three, she lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri.

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