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*IndieBRAG medallion recipient. *Shelf Unbound finalist for 2022 Best Indie Book Award. *Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2022 finalist in the category of general fiction. *Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2022 finalist in the category of Southern fiction. *Chanticleer International 2022 finalist for Laramie award in Americana fiction. *Literary Titan Gold Book Award, June 2022. *Book Excellence Awards 2023 finalist in the historical category. *National Indie Excellence 17th Annual Awards finalist in the category of Regional Fiction: Southeast. *Coffee Pot Book Club 2023 Bronze Medal in the category of 20th century historical fiction. *Longlisted for Chanticleer International's 2023 Best Series Award (as part of The Silk Trilogy). If your stepmother were a sociopath, how would you know? And who would you turn to? Life is not as ordinary as it seems for Gaynelle and Vivian, who only understand that the woman they now call 'Mama' is complicated and difficult to please. Is the romantic love that Gaynelle finds at a too-tender age going to last? And will Vivian uncover the truth about her parentage while recovering from a strange illness? Rural South Carolina meets the Roaring 20's in this tale of two sisters who face separation and trauma with the resilience of the young and find their way, despite everything.

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Alexander's deft characterizations and fast-paced plot make for a lively read and left me eager for more. -Susan Higginbotham, author of The First Lady and the Rebel The characters were brilliantly developed... The Southern dialect was very interesting, and I was introduced to something new and fascinating. I just loved Gaynelle, her fondness for reading, the way she fell in love, and her innocence. -Alma Boucher for Reader's Favorite, 5-Star Review.

The characters were brilliantly developed... The Southern dialect was very interesting, and I was introduced to something new and fascinating. I just loved Gaynelle, her fondness for reading, the way she fell in love, and her innocence. -Alma Boucher for Readers' Favorite, 5-Star Review. Alexander's prose ably replicates the rhythms of speech-and life-in the 1920s South... readers will find themselves hooked by the more dramatic elements of this coming-of-age tale... A richly embroidered story of early 20th-century rural life in South Carolina. -Kirkus Reviews It was one of those novels that sucks you in and that you find difficult to put down until you turn the last page. The tie-in to local names and places makes it all the more appealing. -Linda Brown, Royal Town Rambles. Alexander's deft characterizations and fast-paced plot make for a lively read and left me eager for more. -Susan Higginbotham, author of The First Lady and the Rebel

"""The characters were brilliantly developed... The Southern dialect was very interesting, and I was introduced to something new and fascinating. I just loved Gaynelle, her fondness for reading, the way she fell in love, and her innocence."" -Alma Boucher for Readers' Favorite, 5-Star Review. ""Alexander's prose ably replicates the rhythms of speech-and life-in the 1920s South... readers will find themselves hooked by the more dramatic elements of this coming-of-age tale... A richly embroidered story of early 20th-century rural life in South Carolina."" -Kirkus Reviews. ""This astonishing novel grabs readers in the first chapter and takes them on a journey that makes it impossible to put the book down. The characters are well developed. Even the minor characters stand out for their parts in this novel... Tapestry: A Lowcountry Rapunzel is a dramatic coming of age and family saga novel exploring the 1920's women rights movement through the eyes of two young women and the romance of unrequited love."" -Literary Titan, 5-star review. ""Alexander's deft characterizations and fast-paced plot... left me eager for more."" -Susan Higginbotham, author of The First Lady and the Rebel. ""It was one of those novels that sucks you in and that you find difficult to put down until you turn the last page. The tie-in to local names and places makes it all the more appealing."" -Linda Brown, Royal Town Rambles. ""This charmingly told tale is full of realistic, regional dialect, timely historical details, and wonderfully described locations which allow the warm, dramatic and fascinating world of the book to wash over the reader. Poignantly told tales of a first love, innocence tested, a mysterious illness, a strong sisterhood and a traumatic separation, will keep you invested."" -Book Excellence"

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Sophia Alexander is the mother of two college-age children and a number of manuscripts. Her character-driven historical fiction grips readers' emotions and surprises them with unexpected twists. A full-time author with a passion for genealogy, she resides near the beautiful Southern city of Savannah, Georgia, but studied in the magnificent Pacific Northwest at Bastyr University, where she earned a doctorate in naturopathic medicine-and thus her characters are often found swallowing decoctions or slathering on herbal salves. Her narratives have appeared in local anthologies, and she was awarded first place in the Savannah Authors 2017 Short Story Contest. Her first novel, 'Silk: Caroline's Story', debuted Summer 2021, garnering numerous accolades: the IndieBRAG medallion; a Literary Titan Gold Book Award; finalist awards for the Shelf Unbound 2021 Best Indie Book Awards, the historical fiction category for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021, the family saga category for the American Fiction Awards 2021, the historical category of the Book Excellence Awards, the 'Regional Fiction: Southeast' category in the National Indie Excellence Awards; and it was shortlisted for the Goethe Award 2021 by Chanticleer International.

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