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The Tilted World by Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly
An intriguing work of historical fiction will be available in paperback on June 10th. The Tiled World, coauthored by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly, is a tale of love, betrayal, moonshine and murder that is set against the backdrop of a great flood. It offers an amazing adventure that’s not quick to be forgotten.
It is during the 1920s in a little town in Mississippi called Hobnob, that the constant rainy forecast has flooded this great confederate state and several others. The economy is now far from good. To exaggerate the dire state of being, people resort to any means necessary to survive. For Dixie Clay and her unfaithful husband, Jesse Holliver, moonshine was their chosen medium. Love did not have a place in this marriage.
Life continues in Hobnob until two agents disappear. It is then that undercover federal agents Ham and Ingersoll are sent to investigate. Upon their arrival, they are met with a horrible crime scene that left an orphaned baby. Ingersoll (who was raised in an orphanage) sought to find the baby a home. After learning that Dixie had lost her infant son, he decided to pay her a visit. Ingersoll knew there was an immediate attraction between him and Dixie. However, what he didn’t know was that she is a partner in a moonshine business that may well be involved with the disappearance of the two agents. Titled World is a fascinating story of love amidst circumstances. Drawing off of the great flood of 1927, it is a tale with rich characters steeped in history.
Award winning author Tom Franklin is the New York Times bestselling author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. Poachers, Hell at the Breech and Smonk are his previous works. He is a teacher in the University of Mississippi MFA program.
Kenyon Review Prize and The Best American Poetry are some of the accolades that Beth Ann Fennelly enjoys. She is the author of the nonfiction read, Great with Child and she also has written numerous poetry titles. She directs the University of Mississippi MFA program. Tom and Beth are married with three children.
By: Esther Callens
