Biography

Robert Hicks is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Widow of the South; A Separate Country; and most recently The Orphan Mother. He lives in Tennessee.

Schedule

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
State Capitol, House Chamber
Book Talk
The Orphan Mother

Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Bookselling Tent
Book Signing

2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
State Capitol, House Committee Room 5
Discussion
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The Orphan Mother

An epic account of one remarkable woman's quest for justice from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow of the South and A Separate Country.

In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock--the "Widow of the South"--has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But when her ambitious, politically-minded grown son, Theopolis, is murdered, Mariah--no stranger to loss--finds her world once more breaking apart. How could this happen? Who wanted him dead?

Mariah's journey to uncover the truth leads her to unexpected people--including George Tole, a recent arrival to town, fleeing a difficult past of his own--and forces her to confront the truths of her own past. Brimming with the vivid prose and historical research that has won Robert Hicks recognition as a "master storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle).