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Return to Tinnin is a biographical novel about the life of a girl who became a young adult in the South during the U.S. Civil War. The main character is Ellen Loretta Shepard Lee. Good times and bad times highlight her life of family, poverty, romance, success, failure, compassion, faith, and love.

Written by her great-grandson, the story is based on considerable research into family history. DNA analysis was a part of determining genetic family relationships. Online searches and visits to historical agencies yielded useful information. Most of all, the attic of the family residence built before the Civil War had a deteriorating trunk that, when opened, yielded a trove of old letters, invoices, and other documents. These provided a great deal of intimate insight into the hardships, joys, and family experiences of Ellen (1847-1918). No doubt to the author, she was a smart, attractive young woman who might possibly have made a better decision about romance, but if she had made a different choice, the author would not be here to brag about her.