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Title: The Lost Saints of Tennessee

Author: Amy Franklin-Willis

Narrator: Fleet Cooper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-16-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

With enormous heart and dazzling agility, Amy Franklin-Willis expertly mines the fault lines in one Southern working-class family. Driven by the soulful voices of 42-year-old Ezekiel Cooper and his mother, Lillian, The Lost Saints of Tennessee journeys from the 1940s to 1980s as it follows Zeke's evolution from anointed son to honorable sibling to unhinged middle-aged man.

After Zeke loses his twin brother in a mysterious drowning and his wife to divorce, only ghosts remain in his hometown of Clayton, Tennessee. Zeke makes the decision to leave town in a final attempt to escape his pain, throwing his two treasured possessions - a copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and his dead brother's ancient dog - into his truck and heading east. He leaves behind two young daughters and his estranged mother, who reveals her own conflicting view of the Cooper family story in a vulnerable but spirited voice stricken by guilt over old sins and clinging to the hope that her family isn't beyond repair.

When Zeke finds refuge with cousins in Virginia horse country, divine acts in the form of severe weather, illness, and a new romance collide, leading Zeke to a crossroads where he must decide the fate of his family.

Members Reviews:

Another Book, Please, Ma'am

I won't go into what this book is about. Enough people will tell you that. What I will say is that a book recommended by Pat Conroy and Dorothy Allison can't go wrong and THE LOST SAINTS OF TENNESSEE proved that to be true. I mostly read fiction about people's lives so this book was perfect for me. It pulled me back every time I put it down to sleep or eat or go to work. I wanted to keep reading it and so I did. The words flow like a lazy southern river, taking you along on an interesting, enjoyable trip. If you like southern fiction, this will not disappoint you.

A very enjoyable read!

I ran across a review by the author Pat Conroy for this book in a Facebook ad, and decided to buy it. I can see why he would recommend it, because the settings, and even the style are very much like his own, and he's one of the best! You are drawn into the main character, Ezekiel, immediately. He's a middle aged man whose twin brother was killed in a drowning...which threw him into a depression and ruined his marriage. So he is ready for suicide and leaves his small Tennessee town to do the deed. He goes to Virginia to an elderly aunt's house, and finds a reason to live again. His dysfunctional mother, selfish ex-wife, troubled teenaged daughters, and the uncle with Alzheimer's disease all come to play and make for an inspiring and entertaining story that everyone can find a familiarity with, especially a southerner. Great read for the beach or passing the time. Pat Conroy knows his stuff!

Maybe because the family members were so alive - maybe because they were so like mine - I smiled and nodded and cried and ...

I glanced at the book when it came in my email. After supper, I opened it (just for a minute, because I had other work to do) and I sat here at my computer (I don't have a portable kindle), and I read until I'd finished it at 2 a.m.

Maybe because the family members were so alive - maybe because they were so like mine - I smiled and nodded and cried and talked out loud to the characters. I'll be passing this one on to my younger brother.

Great family story

I enjoyed this authors writing very much.