Kinfolk
Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich, published by Thomas Nelson Incorporated in 2023, is a 400-page work of fiction that explores the complexities of human relationships in a Southern setting. The story centers on sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, affectionately known as “Nub,” who has spent his life grappling with feelings of inadequacy, shaped by the disapproval of those around him. Set in 1970s Southern Alabama, the narrative unfolds as Nub forms an unexpected friendship with fifteen-year-old Minnie, a waitress facing her own struggles, including an unplanned pregnancy and a troubled family background.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of themes such as second chances and the transformative power of connection. As Nub and Minnie navigate their respective challenges, the story reveals how unlikely meetings can lead to profound personal growth and healing. This edition also includes discussion questions for book clubs, making it suitable for group reading. With its focus on small-town life and the intricacies of found family, Kinfolk offers a reflective look at love and forgiveness within the context of Southern culture.
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Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts.
1970s, Southern Alabama. Sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, or “Nub,” has spent his whole life listening to those he loves tell him he’s no good–first his ex-wife, now his always-disapproving daughter. Sure, his escapades have made him, along with his cousin and perennial sidekick, Benny, just a smidge too familiar with small-town law enforcement, but he’s never harmed anyone–except perhaps himself.
Nub never meant to change his ways, but when he and fifteen-year-old Waffle House waitress Minnie form an unlikely friendship, he realizes for the first time that there may be some good in him after all. Six-foot-five Minnie has been dealt a full deck of bad luck–her father is a convicted murderer serving a life sentence, her mother is dead and buried, and she has a Grand Ole Opry-worthy singing voice with no place to perform. Oh, and there’s the small fact that she’s unexpectedly pregnant, courtesy of a no-good high-school boy.
Gradually, Nub realizes the gift he’s been given: a second chance to make a difference.
Beloved Southern writer Sean Dietrich, also known as Sean of the South, once again brings people and places to life in this lyrical song-turned-story about found family, second chances, country music, and the poignant power of love and forgiveness.
- Heartwarming Southern fiction from Sean of the South
- Stand-alone novel
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
- Also by Sean Dietrich: The Incredible Winston Browne, Stars of Alabama, and You Are My Sunshine
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