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The Fabled Earth
The Fabled Earth | Kimberly Brock
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Sometimes the truth is found in a folktale. 1932. Cumberland Island off the coast of Southern Georgia is a strange place to encounter the opulence of the Gilded Age, but the last vestiges of the famed philanthropic Carnegie family still take up brief seasonal residence in their grand mansions there. This years party at Plum Orchard is a lively group: young men from some of Americas finest families who come to experience the areas hunting beside a local guide, a beautiful debutante expecting to be engaged by the weeks end, and a promising female artist who believes she has meaningful ties to her wealthy hosts. But when temptations arise and passions flare, an evening of revelry and storytelling goes horribly awry. Lives are both lost and ruined. 1959. Reclusive painter Cleo Woodbine has lived alone for decades on Kingdom Come, a tiny strip of land once occupied by the servants for the great houses on nearby Cumberland. When she is visited by the man who saved her life nearly thirty years earlier, a tempest is unleashed as the stories of the past gather and begin to regain their strength. Frances Flood is a folklorist come to Cumberland Island seeking the source of a legendand also information about her mother, who was among the guests at a long-ago hunting party. Audrey Howell, briefly a newlywed and now newly widowed, is running a local inn. When she develops an eerie double exposure photograph, some believe shes raised a ghostsomeone who hasnt been seen since that fateful night in 1932. Southern mythology and personal reckoning collide in this sweeping story inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island when a once-in-a-century storm threatens the natural landscape. Faced with a changing world, two timelines and the perspectives of three women intersect where a folktale meets the truth to reveal what Cumberland Island has hidden all along. Historical womens fiction Stand-alone novel Book length: approximately 120,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 by 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤, published October 1, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, looks perfect to savor, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books, on a crisp, cool morning with a cup of coffee . . . once our 100+ degree days finally subside & fall arrives! It's a tale of family lore & the power of finding your own voice, set against Southern mythology & personal reckonings colliding with a changing world.

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This is my first book by Kimberly Brock. I almost didn't read/listen to it. I'm so very happy that I did. It was so good. A bit of magic mixed in with history. Descriptions that took my breath away.This book had so many feelings. It kept me turning the pages. Even a couple of things that I was afraid would not be cleared up certainly were. In the best way.

Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-fabled-earth-by-kimberly-brock.html

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This book is a wonderful feast for the imagination. Truths and fables work well together as friendships are formed, purposes are revealed and futures are considered and welcomed. Storylines were cleverly woven together with secrets, curses and intentional dustings of glory. Reading this book has encouraged me to look around and really see the people that share Earth with me. This beautifully written novel has been a joy to read.