Overview
When Camille Taylor’s husband dies unexpectedly, the carefully constructed life she’s worked so hard to build in Washington, DC, shatters. After struggling for almost a year, she reaches a breaking point, packs up her daughter, and heads for the Alabama coast where she grew up.
The salt air and slow rhythms of the coast soothe Camille’s spirit, but when she meets local fisherman Mack Phillips, she learns that things have changed in her hometown. Runoff from an abandoned development site is polluting the water, and Mack has brought a suit against the site’s owners—Camille’s father among them.
Battling her own fears for the fragile ecosystem of her beloved Mobile Bay, Camille joins her father’s defense team, but the more she learns, the more she wonders if she’s landed on the right side of the fight. Meanwhile, Camille is slowly drawn to Mack’s fearless resolve, his sterling ideals, and finally to the man himself.
Faced with blurred lines between right and wrong, Camille must decide for herself what the next chapter of her life will bring.
With timely commentary on Alabama’s fragile ecosystem and exploring themes of grief, love, and community, The River Runs South will appeal to fans of southern fiction on the hunt for the nostalgia of Sweet Home Alabama.
Review
Camille’s husband has recently passed away and she is floundering. She is having trouble focusing at her job and she feels like she is failing her little girl. So, she packs up and moves home to Fairhope, AL for a few weeks….just to get her bearings. She soon meets a local fisherman, Mack Phillips. But, things are not as they seem and Mack is a mortal enemy of her father.
Camille and her daughter, Willa, are fabulous. I love how Willa is a wild child! She sets her southern grandmother on her ear on more than one occasion.
Then there is Mack. I love his principles and I love how he manages to handle things…you will need to read this to find out.
This story is full of great scenes of nature, great descriptions of Fairhope (I love this town!) and a wonderful story about what is right and wrong.
This is narrated by Megan Tusing. A trigger for any narrator for me is a child’s voice. Megan did a great job with this kid and the whole story!
Need a good southern fiction tale…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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