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Customer Reviews for Multnomah Gone South
Multnomah Gone South
Northerner Tish McComb knows the sting of rejection. When she moves into the Alabama family homestead, her neighbors shun her because her third great-grandparents were carpetbaggers. That's why she offers a fellow outsider---and the prodigal daughter of an influential citizen---a room. But the wayward girl refuses to reform. Should Tish challenge her houseguest---and her father?
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Customer Reviews for Gone South
Review 1 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Take A Little Trip
Date:June 13, 2013
Victoria
Age:18-24
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Gone South is a chance to do just that this summer...Go south for a little adventure with Tish as she discovers what it's like to be a new comer in small town. Be ready to hold your breath while you wait for some "mysteries" to be revealed, some pretty serious obstacles to be over come, and some doubts to be taken care of.
I'll admit, I didn't even know who Moseley was before I read this book, but I can't wait to get my hands on another one.
As far as contemporary Christian fiction goes, I'd say this book is worth reading! Nothing too sappy, too sad, or too slow. Just a great book perfect for these beautiful summer days!
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Review 2 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Contemporary Tale with Historic Roots.
Date:June 10, 2013
Andrea Cox
Location:Texas
Age:25-34
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
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Meets Expectations:
5
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5
Tish McComb wants to be accepted. When she purchases the home of her great-great-great-grandparents, she thinks “moving to Noble would let her reconnect with her roots, and she could forge new bonds too.”* She couldn’t be more wrong. The people of Noble, Alabama snub her like the Yankee outcast she is. Deciding to give refuge and a second chance to the small southern town’s own prodigal daughter doesn’t help her make any friends, either. The only two things that save Tish from being completely isolated are her spacious garage that antique store owner George Zorbas rents from her and his late mother’s little white Maltese dog who thinks she still lives in the infamous McComb house. Will Tish finally overcome her past and find a place to fit in? Will her houseguest lay down her deceitful habits and earn her family’s respect once again? Will George risk his heart for a Yankee?
The cover of GONE SOUTH is what first snagged my interest. The auburn-haired woman facing away from the camera wears a beautiful vintage black ball gown . . . with modern-day blue jeans underneath. I was immediately intrigued by this unusual combination of clothing. Sometimes covers lead a reader on, but this one did not disappoint.
Meg Moseley crafted a tale of second chances that I could hardly put down. The historical elements perfectly enhanced the contemporary story, and the characters had deep storylines that I enjoyed figuring out along the way. Meg provided enough surprises to keep me guessing at what would happen next. This lady has made her mark on the Christian fiction market. I expect she’ll be around for a long time.
Thank you, WaterBrook Multnomah, for my copy of Gone South to review.
*Quote from page 26.
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Review 3 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
I am going South!
Date:June 8, 2013
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This book pretty much had me from the first glance. How could I not read Gone South when the cover has a woman in a graceful Southern gown running up a red dirt path...and under the gown hem you can see blue jean cuffs? And the little peek of the house she is running toward... an old Southern house... doesn't that intrigue you?
Well, it intrigued me!
Well, it intrigued me!
I am so glad that I had the chance to request this book to review from Waterbrook's Blogging for Book's program.
And I am so glad that that gown and jeans combo came from a scene in this book. I am not tellin' which scene, but suffice it to say it involved Tish, a Michiganer who has Gone South; George, an antiques dealer, and Mel, a young girl who needs a friend or two.
And I am so glad that that gown and jeans combo came from a scene in this book. I am not tellin' which scene, but suffice it to say it involved Tish, a Michiganer who has Gone South; George, an antiques dealer, and Mel, a young girl who needs a friend or two.
Meg Moseley writes with a really neat style, one that let me read her character's thoughts. I enjoyed that, as each characters viewpoint adds much depth to the story. Her descriptions are fresh and make you look again at the "ordinary" and see it in a new light. Isn't that a hallmark of good writing?
I mean, I fell in love with Tish's house the first time it was described: "She stopped in the doorway, taking it in. Straight ahead, a hardwood floor and an elegant staircase, its dark bannister wrapped with Christmas greens. To the left, the corner of a graceful sideboard and dining room table. To the right, a room with hight ceilings and and tall narrow windows. A rich red Oriental carpet lay before a fireplace with a mahogany mantel and a marble hearth. Why, it was the parlor where her great-great-great-grandparents might have hung their wedding portrait. If the walls of the room could speak, their stories would weave connections between two Letitias, born generations apart."
Oh yes... Tish and I would be friends... we are both drawn to that beautiful house! :-)
Tish is a character we could all be friends with: she is brave and kind, resilient and hopeful.
I loved getting to meet her, and run up the path to that old house with her.
I am glad I was able to be Gone South.
Tish is a character we could all be friends with: she is brave and kind, resilient and hopeful.
I loved getting to meet her, and run up the path to that old house with her.
I am glad I was able to be Gone South.
And now I must say: I tend to get attached to secondary characters in a book, especially when they are well drawn. Any chance we can have a sequel to tell Darren and Mel's story?
Please? Please? :-)
Ok. Then I'll be eager to read your next novel, A Stillness of Chimes.
Please? Please? :-)
Ok. Then I'll be eager to read your next novel, A Stillness of Chimes.
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Review 4 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
more suitable as a short story
Date:June 7, 2013
Quality:
3
out of
5
Value:
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
3
out of
5
Tish, a Michigan woman, decides to buy a house in Alabama, the one her great-great-great-grandparents owned. She is ready for a change. Her fiancée had been tragically killed just a few weeks before what was to be their wedding day. Her life has been going nowhere since.
But when she gets moved into her new house, she is shocked to find out that the people in the town, once they know her name, give her a cold shoulder. It seems her great-great-great-grandfather was a “carpet bagger,” taking advantage of the southern people after the Civil War. And no one in the town has forgotten it.
Add Mel to the story. She is a twenty year old runaway who has come back to her hometown, penniless and pretty much disowned by her family and Tish takes her in. And then there's George. He owns an antique store and has eyes for Tish.
And there you have it. The book is longer than the plot deserves. It might have made a good short story. As a full length novel, the story drags. The issues with Mel, being good, then bad, then good, then bad, well, it is just repetitive. And the “romance” between Tish and George is stilted and drags on. Then the end is very quick. Suddenly, every one lives happily ever after.
Some of the characters are Christians, like Meg, who keeps meaning to find a church, as soon as she gets settled. Mel desperately prays to God to help her (even when she is doing something not exactly legal). That's pretty much it.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review.
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Review 5 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Family history in the deep south...
Date:May 31, 2013
Jen Pen
Location:Midwest
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
3
out of
5
SUMMARY:
Letitia McComb has an interest in her family’s history that traces back to the Civil War. Inspired by a past trip with her father, Letitia travels south to purchase the homestead. Eager to begin her new life within her historical home, Letitia is surprised by the new yet different version of her family’s history that is told by her new southern town.
Letitia McComb has an interest in her family’s history that traces back to the Civil War. Inspired by a past trip with her father, Letitia travels south to purchase the homestead. Eager to begin her new life within her historical home, Letitia is surprised by the new yet different version of her family’s history that is told by her new southern town.
A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS:
The warning – “don’t judge a book by its cover” – rings true in the novel “Gone South”. The book’s cover sparks early interest in the book; however, the novel does not sweep the reader into the southern adventure that is proclaimed by the cover. The ending of the novel leaves the reader not far from where the reader started. While the storyline and plot is thin, Meg Moseley maintains a smooth writing style with tasteful transitions and graceful word choice.
The warning – “don’t judge a book by its cover” – rings true in the novel “Gone South”. The book’s cover sparks early interest in the book; however, the novel does not sweep the reader into the southern adventure that is proclaimed by the cover. The ending of the novel leaves the reader not far from where the reader started. While the storyline and plot is thin, Meg Moseley maintains a smooth writing style with tasteful transitions and graceful word choice.
RATING: 3 (OUT OF 5) pennies
*I received a complimentary copy of Gone South from Multnomah Books for my honest review*
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Review 6 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Gone South
Date:May 26, 2013
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
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Meets Expectations:
4
out of
5
Gone South by Meg Moseley is an interesting tale about a young woman looking for a life change. Tish McComb was living out her life in Michigan after the tragic death of her fiancé.
When her mother and future stepdad decide to make a move to Florida, Tish takes time off to help them move. Part of her plan for adventure on her trip is to stop in Noble, Alabama on her way home. The former home of her great-great-great grandparents, Nathan and Leticia McComb is for sale and Tish hopes to have a chance to get inside and take a look into their lives.
Once she arrives, she does more than look-she decides to buy it! The sale of the house is not without conflict as she talks the seller into a lower price that she can afford. The old North vs. South feelings are awakened!
Once Tish makes her final move to Noble, she finds that there are no warms feelings for the McComb family. Tish had always heard wonderful stories about Nathan and Leticia growing up. But now Tish has only one friend in town, George Zorbas, the local antique dealer.
You will enjoy this story as Tish and George deal with the town’s prejudice and learn the real story of Nathan and Leticia!
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Review 7 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Good Southern Story
Date:May 25, 2013
Cheryl
Location:Prospect,KY
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
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Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Michigan girl, Tish McCombs, may be ready to begin again after an accident that left her heart and dreams crushed. When she find that her great-great-grandparent's home is on the market in the deep South of Alabama, she ventures down to take a look, memories of visiting there with her father when he was living still fresh in her mind. She only wanted to see the house. Reconnect with her roots. What she didn't expect was to fall in love with it. Usually predictable, Tish decides to buy the house and leave her past in Michigan behind. What catches Tish totally off guards is that McCombs aren't welcome in this little town. Not only are they not welcome but there are grudges and hard feelings toward her ancestors that have lasted since the Civil War!
Mel is hitchhiking, trying to figure out where to land since the rift between she and her family over her taking something she thinks is rightfully hers. When Mel is forced to leave behind all the money she has saved, she has no choice to return home but her family turns her away.
Two outcasts. Mel is homeless and Tish has plenty of space and is virtually friendless but can she trust Mel? George Zorbas (whose mother one lived in the home Tish has just purchased) is the only one who seems willing to give the two a chance and both of them need healing and a new start.
Meg Moseley has done a fabulous job of capturing small town Southern life. Even down to the lack of trust to "outsiders" is accurate and believable. If you enjoy a tale with a bit of mystery, surprise turns, small-town life, and a touch of romance, Gone South is definitely worth your time. If you're like me, the cover is enough to make you pick it up and begin to read. This is my first read by author Meg Moseley, but I hope it won't be the last. Perhaps a sequel to Gone South? There were enough unanswered questions at the end of the book to consider that a possibility.
I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way obligated to write a positive review.
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Review 8 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
great life lessons
Date:May 24, 2013
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Gone South by Meg Moseley (view her blog) is the latest book I've read from Blogging for Books.
Tish McCombs is drawn back to her roots in Noble, Alabama when she finds out that the McComb family home is for sale. When she gets there people start acting strange around her when they hear her last name. It doesn't get any better when they find out that she has taken in runaway Melanie Hamilton, who is from Noble, but kicked out of her home.
An antique dealer and his uncle are the only ones that befriend them. This book teaches why you shouldn't jump to conclusions, judge someone without walking in their shoes and not believe everything you hear and read about someone.
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Review 9 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Refined, Leisurely Quality of Southern Life
Date:May 19, 2013
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of
5
Journey to the old and new south in Meg Moseley's new novel "Gone South." Southern flavor accents every aspect, from the cover to the characters and plot. The novel is relatively sedate in regards to action or romance; it is more focused on forgiveness, self-discovery, acceptance, and love. "Gone South" is told from the perspectives of three main characters: Leticia "Tish" McComb, George Zorbas, and Melanie "Mel" Hamilton. Tish and Mel are both outcasts in the quaint southern town of Noble, Alabama. As a new resident, Tish is ostracized because of her family history. Mel is a life-long resident who faces prejudices resulting from her past rash behavior. George and his endearing Maltese are the first residents to extend friendship to Tish and Mel. Each of the three characters were well-developed, but I was more drawn into Mel's story. Her struggles with her past and her family are emotionally engaging. The ending of the novel glosses over Mel's portion of the plot, and I wish more time had been devoted to tying up the story lines in more detail.
"Gone South" progresses with the refined, leisurely quality of southern life, but it is never dull. Moseley keeps readers engaged through the lives and emotions of her characters. With "When Sparrows Fall" and "Gone South," Meg Moseley has established herself as an insightful contemporary Christian Fiction author. I will definitely be on the watch for her next book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Multnomah/ WaterBrook Press through their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed above are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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Review 10 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Disappointed
Date:May 19, 2013
Quality:
3
out of
5
Value:
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
2
out of
5
This review is not a glowing account of how I liked this book. I absolutely loved Meg Mosely's first book
and was thrilled to get this book to review. I really thought that I would love this book, but it fell short in so many areas of me liking it and just being able to finish it.
The storyline evolves around Tish McComb who is single with her dreams of marriage and family killed when her fiance was killed five years ago, She is going about in a dead end job and has the opportunity to buy her
great-great-great grandparents' Civil War house in Noble Alabama. The only problem is, she is a northerner and her grandparents were not "the best of people" and there is a lot of animosity toward Tish. Two people come to her aid-a local antique dealer willing to give her a chance and a prodigal looking for acceptance.
These are the three main characters in the story with the plot weaving from each to each which left me totally bored and waiting for "something" to happen with the storyline. Unfortunately for me, it never materialized and I hung in till the end and felt relief when I finally ended this book.
I am not one usually to find fault with the books I read-I love Christian fiction and enjoy a good plot that holds my interest and I hope her next book is one that fits that criteria for me.
Thanks to Waterbrook for sending me this free copy for my honest opinion.
and was thrilled to get this book to review. I really thought that I would love this book, but it fell short in so many areas of me liking it and just being able to finish it.
The storyline evolves around Tish McComb who is single with her dreams of marriage and family killed when her fiance was killed five years ago, She is going about in a dead end job and has the opportunity to buy her
great-great-great grandparents' Civil War house in Noble Alabama. The only problem is, she is a northerner and her grandparents were not "the best of people" and there is a lot of animosity toward Tish. Two people come to her aid-a local antique dealer willing to give her a chance and a prodigal looking for acceptance.
These are the three main characters in the story with the plot weaving from each to each which left me totally bored and waiting for "something" to happen with the storyline. Unfortunately for me, it never materialized and I hung in till the end and felt relief when I finally ended this book.
I am not one usually to find fault with the books I read-I love Christian fiction and enjoy a good plot that holds my interest and I hope her next book is one that fits that criteria for me.
Thanks to Waterbrook for sending me this free copy for my honest opinion.
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Review 11 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
An Enjoyable Read!
Date:May 15, 2013
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This is the first book that I have read by author Meg Moseley and it won't be the last. I really enjoyed the two main characters in this book, Letitia (Tish) McComb and Melanie Hamilton. Even though several years separate the two in age they are alike in so many ways. Both want acceptance and to be loved for who they are. One is being accused of being a thief and the other is treated as an outcast because of her name and heritage. Will both find acceptance and happiness that they are seeking?
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Review 12 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Southern Novel with Charming Characters
Date:May 8, 2013
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Author Meg Moseley has done an excellent job writing this contemporary tale set in the Deep South. Her characters drew me into the story--very realistic and captivating. The twists and turns throughout the book made me want to keep reading, and I'm glad I did! I have to also mention I love the book cover--very appropriate for this story.
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Review 13 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Good, but not stay-up-late-to-keep-reading good
Date:May 3, 2013
Michelle
Location:Lynden, WA
Age:25-34
Gender:female
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of
5
I recently read Gone South by Meg Moseley. I enjoyed it and found the story interesting and different. I thought it was a great story about forgiveness and giving second chances. Meg Moseley does a very nice job writing about the characters and drawing you into their lives. While I enjoyed reading it, I did find some of it a little unbelievable. I'm not sure a whole town would hold a grudge against a family for a hundred years. Or that Tish would be turned down for jobs simply because of who she chose for a roommate. I also expected a little more at the end from Mel. She never really seemed to change but in the end her brother suddenly had a change of heart about her and accepted her into his home. It just felt a little rushed and unresolved. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it was not a stay-up-late-to-keep-reading kind of book. Gone South will be available on 5/31/13.
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Review 14 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Ho Hum
Date:May 2, 2013
Macy Twain
Location:USA
Tish’s mom is moving. Her remarriage and move to Florida means packing up and moving on- literally. Nonetheless, Tish loves her mother and is happy she’s found happiness after her father’s death.
The trip south to help her mother move spurs Tish to making a side trip to Alabama, to get a glimpse of an old family home on her father’s side.
Tish’s nosiness results in her own life getting altered…………. can the southern town she’s landed in set aside differences and accept the new Yankee?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The plot sounded good, and it could have been. This book was not quite a dud, but was completely ho-hum. I kept waiting for something of actual consequence to happen.
The premise of willy-nilly moving and buying a new house without a waiting job is absurd. Have you moved lately? Since the housing crash, underwriters have been brutal; asking for all kinds of strange things. There is NO WAY she would have been approved for a mortgage without a job. Her moving would have been more believable had she gotten an inheritance and/or paid cash for the house.
The following story-line of her not being able to get a job because {spoiler alert!} of her last name doesn’t make things better.
Now let’s add to the mix Melanie; wayward child, shunned by her own family and unexpectedly living with Tish, well, it’s just a bit too unbelievable to get sucked into the story line.
Maybe it’s because I’m a Yankee living in the South; maybe the small town I’m living in isn’t small enough; maybe it’s not big enough; or maybe I’m not far enough south, but I just can’t see an entire town holding a grudge against a family that lived there a hundred years ago. I think even the Hatfields and the McCoys have stopped warring with each other at this point…………..
I’ve reviewed another Meg Moseley title and absolutely loved it. This one, though, left me very lukewarm. I was disappointed, honestly. I know she can write better; I wonder if this title was rushed too fast.
Because I like Meg Moseley overall, and because it wasn’t a bad read, I’m giving it 3 out of 5 stars.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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Review 15 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Captivating Novel Filled with Southern Charm
Date:May 1, 2013
Suz4AU0608
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Gone South by Meg Moseley takes place in Noble, Alabama, a fictional town outside of Huntsville. See why I immediately wanted to review this one?! Seriously though, even if this book wasn't set in Alabama the cover would have sucked me right in. I'm a jeans and t-shirt girl and I rarely wear a dress these days so I love the big dress over the jeans that Tish is sporting on the cover! Throw in the fact that my sister is a redhead and it's easy to see why I envisioned the main character Tish McComb as a composite of my sister and I.
The novel opens with Tish and her mother sitting down to eat and her mother giving Tish her father's family's letters that had been passed down from generation to generation. Soon Tish finds herself helping her mother and Charlie move from Michigan to Florida and before she knows it here she is planning a trip through Alabama on her way back home to Michigan to take a look at the McComb house that is on the market. Buying the McComb house and moving to Alabama turns out much differently than Tish had imagined. Melanie Hamilton, the prodigal daughter returning home, and George Zorbas, the local antique shop dealer, are the only people willing to give Tish a chance when they find out she is Leticia McComb, great-great-great granddaughter of Nathan and Leticia McComb. At first Tish is the only person willing to give Melanie a chance since according to everyone in town Melanie stole her grandfather's watch when she left town and pawned it to go to Vegas.
The author teaches us time and again in this novel about giving second chances and not judging a person based on what you think you know about them. As I learned more about both Melanie and Tish I saw many similarities between the two. Thanks to Tish, George begins to soften his heart toward Melanie and starts to see her again as his childhood friend Stu's little sister and not the thief people perceived her to be thus causing him to offer her a part-time job at his store. Will other people give Melanie a chance? Will anyone be able to look past the McComb name and see Tish for who she really is? Will God answer everyone's prayers to restore Melanie's relationship with her family?
If you think this sounds like something you'd enjoy reading you can read Chapter 1 here and check out Meg's website here. If you enjoyed my review and would like to take a couple of moments to rank my review you can do so here.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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Review 16 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
A Southern Charm of a Novel!
Date:April 26, 2013
Kristy
Location:Salt Lake, UT
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
I am excited to post a review on this southern charm of a novel! Truthfully I chose this novel to read entirely based on the cover. Vintage dress, jeans, beautiful southern scenery those items alone peaked my interest and gave me a feeling this would be a read I might like.
Lucky for me Gone South lived up to its cover, I loved it! I found myself flipping through the pages and reading the entire novel in one sitting.
Lucky for me Gone South lived up to its cover, I loved it! I found myself flipping through the pages and reading the entire novel in one sitting.
Tish with her shattered dreams and vintage heart. Decides to take a road trip to tour a Civil War-era home that once belonged to her great-great-great-grandparents. What wasn't in her plans, falling quickly in love with the beautiful home in the Deep South of Alabama. Spontaneously abandoning her life and the tragic events of the past that occurred in Michigan. Tish decides to buy the old home and sets out on a new course and dream to begin what she hopes is a promising new life adventure.
What she doesn't anticipate is based on her name alone and because of her ancestry and events that occurred long before she was born. The town has already made up their opinions of her and southern hospitality is not going to be extended her way. She is labeled an outcast and a Yankee without a chance. Tish is quickly beginning to wonder if she made the worst mistake possible by moving there.
Tish soon meets Mel, a prodigal girl with a destructive past who is returning to an unwelcome home. Finding her alone and on the streets, Tish trusts instinct and invites Mel to come and stay with her. She also meets George, a handsome antique dealer with a heart like her own. Who has decided to leave town gossip behind and befriend her.
Despite all the warnings Tish continually receives against Mel and her destructive past. She decides to put her trust in her and allow her to stay even when things look like they might come crashing down on them both. Additionally, Tish can't seem to catch a break in her own new life. So she begins searching for answers to her past as wonders if everything is as it seems. Tish soon becomes determined to set out and figure out a way to live this new life she has chosen and help those who have become closest to her, no matter if it may cost her everything.
I really enjoyed reading this book! Gone South is very well written, the author did a fabulous job with her vivid descriptions. You'll feel as though you can see the scenes as they unfold to you in the pages. This book is a clean read and has all the charms of the south. If you enjoy well written contemporary romances, that will leave you positively uplifted, you'll enjoy reading Gone South!
*I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I was not required to write a positive review.*
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Review 17 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Wonderful read!
Date:April 25, 2013
Laura
Location:Louisiana
Age:25-34
Gender:female
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In “Gone South” by Meg Moseley, we meet Tish McComb. When Tish helps her mother move from Michigan to Florida she decides to take a detour to Noble, Alabama. That is where her ancestors are from. She thought she would see the house they built and be on her way back to Michigan. What she did not count on was falling in love with the house and the town. On an impulse she buys the McComb house and moves to Noble. She soon realizes that not all southerners are friendly and some seem downright hostile toward her. She does make a few friends though, George who owns the antique store in town and Mel a homeless girl that nobody trusts. George enlightens Tish on why the people of Noble do not want to have anything to do with her. It seems that Tish’s ancestors were not the nicest people and the townspeople now hold their actions against her. Tish also has another problem in Mel. Mel ran away from home and has now decided to come back but her family will not let her return. She has been accused of stealing. Mel claims she was framed but Tish catches her in several lies and does not know what to believe. Will Tish and Mel find their places in Noble?
This book was a very well written book and you will feel like you are there with Tish and Mel as they struggle to find acceptance. This book shows us that no matter what is in our past we can always start over. It also shows us that sometimes we should not judge others when we do not know the whole story or know their struggles. I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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Review 18 for Gone South
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Gone South back to her family's roots
Date:April 24, 2013
Quality:
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I love Tish, she is such a darling character! Surviving a tragic past, hope springs forth anew when she inherits her great-great grandfather's old Civil War house. Tish believes she can start a beautiful life, but the neighbors carry resentments toward the family. To only make things worse the town outcast Melanie causes havoc. Will the people, especially handsome George, and God accept them with unconditional love and forgiveness? A spunky southern first time read from Meg Moseley.
*I received this book from the Publisher in exchange for a free, unbiased, non-profit review*
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Review 19 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Great story with characters you will love!
Date:April 24, 2013
Quality:
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"Gone South," a brand-new novel by Meg Moseley, is a wonderful story to delve right into and get lost in. Tish is a Yankee and proud of her ancestral roots. Tish stops by the town where her great-great-great-grandparents lived in Alabama and sees that their former home is for sale. Tish cannot resist this house and decides to settle here in this town. However, suddenly Tish finds herself being the object of hate and rumors and she discovers that there may be things she does not know about her ancestors, ancestors dating back to the Civil War. As Tish tries to settle into her new home and be accepted, she makes some unusual friends and tries to continue to be true to herself.
I really enjoyed this book! I know you should not judge a book by it's cover, but I was immediately drawn to this book because of the cover! I absolutely love the cover on this book, to me it is a great representation of a mix of the past and present and trying to find "home." I loved the characters and how immersed in their lives I became while reading the story. This is the first book I have read by this author and it will not be my last!
*Thanks to WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Company for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.*
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Review 20 for Gone South
Overall Rating:
Great Characters, Not Enough Growth
Date:April 23, 2013
Quality:
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"I am Letitia McComb. You can't change who I am."
Tish McComb has moved a lot in her life; when she finally decides to buy a house and put down her own roots where her family tree was planted many generations back, she finds that the name "McComb" may not be exactly something to be proud of. In fact, she will find that many people wish they'd never heard the name McComb. In addition, when she takes in the town's prodigal daughter, she further alienates her new community. Can she change the perception of the name McComb? Will people be willing to give her and her house guest a second chance?
I was really torn on how I felt about this book. On the plus side, the characters were really well written, and I felt myself drawn into their lives. I wanted Tish to find how to be a McComb in this town that hated McCombs. I wanted her to succeed and to find friendship and love. I wanted Mel to reunite with her family and find a path different from the one she'd traveled in the past. Even the side characters, George and Calv and Mr. Farris - they had enough depth to make the town feel real, if not quite inviting. Yet, maybe it's precisely because I liked the characters so much that I wasn't satisfied with their stories. Mel not only doesn't seem to change, she never even truly acknowledges that she's messed up.
I give this book 3 stars. I liked the story of Tish starting over, and helping Mel when nobody else would, and George being there for both of them. However, as well as the characters related to each other, I wanted them to help each other to really grow and change, and that didn't happen.
I received a copy of this book from Waterbrook Multnomah, as part of their Blogging for Books program, in exchange for my honest review.
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