Stars of Alabama

A Novel by Sean of the South

By: Sean Dietrich

Narrated by: Sean Dietrich

Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Includes an audio sample of Sean Dietrich’s novel The Incredible Winston Browne!

Sean Dietrich - also known as Sean of the South - weaves together a humorous and heartfelt tale about the dignity of humanity and the value of enduring hope.

One child preacher traveling across the plains.

One young woman with a mysterious touch.

Two old friends, their baby, and their bloodhound.

And all the stars that shine above them.

When 15-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant amid the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to fend for herself. And when she loses her baby in the forest, her whole world turns upside down. She’s even more distraught upon discovering she has an inexplicable power that makes her both beautiful and terrifying - and something of a local legend.

Meanwhile, migrant workers Vern and Paul discover a violet-eyed baby and take it upon themselves to care for her. The men soon pair up with a widow and her two children, and the misfit family finds its way in fits and starts toward taking care of each other.

As survival brings one family together, a young boy finds himself with nary a friend to his name as the dust storms rage across Kansas. Fourteen-year-old Coot, a child preacher with a prodigy’s memory, is on the run with thousands of stolen dollars - and the only thing he’s sure of is that Mobile, Alabama, is his destination.

As the years pass and a world war looms, these stories intertwine in surprising ways, reminding us that when the dust clears, we can still see the stars.

Praise for Stars of Alabama:

"Sean Dietrich has given us an absolute treasure of a novel.... Dietrich is an author who understands the hidden landscape of a soul; his voice both clear and authentic. The separate storylines are vivid and distinct yet they also move inexorably closer to each other in a world both cruel and beautiful. Healing and hope come alive in these characters, allowing it to come alive in us." (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times best-selling and award-winning author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis)

"Sean Dietrich - you already love him. Prepare to love him even more for giving you this story - Stars of Alabama - the characters, human and canine, that will sew themselves to your very heart." (Jill Conner Browne, number one New York Times best-selling author)

"Sean Dietrich has woven together a rich tapestry of characters - some charming, some heartbreaking, all of them inspiring. Stars of Alabama is mesmerizing, a siren’s call that holds the reader in a world softly Southern, full of broken lives and the good souls who pick up the pieces and put them back together into a brilliant, wondrous new mosaic full of hope." (Dana Chamblee Carpenter, award-winning author of the Bohemian Trilogy)

Stand-alone historical novel set in the 20th century.

Audiobook length: approximately 98,000 words.

©2019 Sean Dietrich (P)2019 Thomas Nelson

It’s the south

Being a southern born/bred boy myself I can tell you that I truly enjoyed this book.
Gonna have to find more by this author!

Excellent book!

Stars of Alabama will touch your heart with a beautiful portrayal love and loss, good and evil and magic. The story is intriguing. The narration is unbelievably exciting and enthralling.

it was OK at best

Maybe my expectations were to high because this book was highly recommended and the review were amazing so I was excited to listen to this book. it's hard to follow at first because it keeps jumping between 3 different stories and there's about 2 to 4 different main characters per story which made it hard to follow. There was no surprises, no twist, no big ending. Just a basic story of the south. Also the audible version is messed up from chapter 61 to 65 and from chapter 105 to 109. audible needs to fix that but to me the book was just OK.

Very Uplifting

I so admire the way the author wove so many different lives together to bring good out of evil, and happiness from loss. The narration was also wonderful.

an interesting take on Alabama

the story embodies an era an Alabama history and church history that is not often thought of as noteworthy enough for publishing. the narration was interesting.

Excellent!

It took a couple of chapters to really get into this and his narrative/voice. Short chapters and multiple story lines but it all comes together in the end. I’d compare it to Where The Crawdads Sing, almost! Definitely one of the better books I’ve listened to lately.

Like comfort food

I'm not from the south and I didn't live through the depression, but there is just something so homey about this book/listen. As gray winter approaches and we are stuck in a "pause" here in my state, this listen gave me the same feeling as a warm fire on a cold night. Just peaceful pleasure. I enjoyed the characters, the storyline, and the narration. Just what I needed right now.

Enjoyable

Stars of Alabama is the most enjoyable book I have listened to in a long time. Sean's voice and narration of the book was perfect. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I have.
Thank you Sean.
Dave
St. Maries, Idaho

What a story!

I loved the story of this book. The author made it easy to keep all the characters straight so that as each chapter switched to a different storyline, it was easy to follow. I have found a new favorite author!

Wasn’t expecting to like this so much...

Reminiscent of Faulkner. Somehow, like a lowbrow Faulkner, if that is even possible. Good read!