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“One of those books that you don’t want to put down until the end.”

—The Sandlapper

“A lingering and bittersweet coming-of-age tale.”

—Charleston Magazine

“A moving and gripping tale of an American family.”

—Lisa Alther, author of Kinflicks

And praise for her debut novel, Calling Home!

“What a lovely, vivid, immediate novel Janna McMahan has written! Calling Home will make you want to call your mother, lock up your children, and find—or hold tight to—the love of your life. This novel will delight and transport all who read it.”

—Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author

“A raw and realistic coming of age story…McMahan gives a rich and multidimensional view of life in small-town Kentucky that does not simplify or romanticize country ways…a complex and sophisticated story that will resonate with readers everywhere and will hit home for anyone who grew up in small Southern town with dreams of a better life.”

—New Southerner

“Calling Home is a lovely book. It will resonate with everyone who ever loved, left or returned to a family—and in a way that’s all of us. Janna speaks to us in a strong, original voice. I hope we hear a lot more of it.”

—Anne Rivers Siddons, New York Times bestselling author

“Heart-wrenching…”

—Kentucky Monthly

“Calling Home is a gritty, down home, contemporary and very real novel. Janna McMahan is a writer who knows how to get out of the way and let the story rip. Each vibrant, well-developed character’s voice rings true. McMahan presents the struggles of the working poor and the small farmer, the aspirations of parents for their children, the passions and problems of family life. She has a special gift for dialogue. This beautifully written, heartbreakingly realistic novel is a page-turner of the first magnititude.”

—Lee Smith, New York Times bestselling author of On Agate Hill and The Last Girls