Burying the Honeysuckle Girls

Author Emily Carpenter is known as the Queen of Southern Gothic and has published five novels with a sixth to be launched in 2022. 

An except from Honeysuckle Girls:

Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother's tragic premature death and tormented by the last words whispered in her young ear. "Wait for her. The honeysuckle girl. She'll find you, I think. But if she doesn't, you find her."

On our podcast, Emily shares her experiences in writing and discusses how her southern roots have inspired much of the contents in her stories.

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