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A feel-good novel laced with historical significance about unlikely friends in a small Southern town pulled into the roar of the 1920s. Its a rare immersion into the lives lived by many of our grandparents and great-grandparents that somehow makes that era and its people as real as today. A story that sparkles with intimate detail and wit, its also a gentle reminder that the growing political and social strength of women and people of racial minorities today is an important and recent phenomenon. This is a celebration of the choices now available.
About the Author
Dawn Shamp is the author of the historical novel, On Account of Conspicuous Women, published by St. Martin's Press in 2008. On Account of Conspicuous Women was cited by january magazine, the online literary publication, as one of the 25 best fiction books of 2008. The book also earned her the "Making Democracy Work" award from the League of Women Voters and nomination for the 2008 Sir Walter Raleigh Award in Fiction.
She received an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and completed her novel on a fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center. A North Carolina native, she grew up in Roxboro and now lives with her husband in Durham. She is currently on faculty at the Table Rock Writers Workshop. You can visit Dawn online at www.dawnshamp.com
