The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

"Not since To Kill a Mockingbird has a story impacted me like this." - COLLEEN COBLE, USA Today bestselling author of Seagrass Pier

"Wingate is, quite simply, a master storyteller. Her story-within-a-story, penned with a fine, expressive style, will captivate writers and nonwriters alike." - Booklist

Successful New York editor, Jen Gibbs, is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing - until a mysterious manuscript from an old slush pile appears on her desk. Turning the pages, Jen finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in the turn of the century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to The Story Keeper's hidden origins and its unknown author, but when the trail turns toward the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place Jen thought she'd left behind forever, the price of a blockbuster next book deal may be higher than she's willing to pay.

• A beautifully written contemporary novel with hints of romance
• Themes of forgiveness, family, returning home, and navigating brokenness
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Lisa Wingate is the author of thirty New York Times bestseller novels. The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, the Utah Library Award, the Carol Award, the Christy Award, and the RT Booklovers Reviewer's Choice Award are just a few of the prizes she's won or been nominated for. Before We Were Yours, her most recent work, received the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction.