Southernmost (original 2018; edition 2018)

by Silas House (Author)

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"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living"--… (more)

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Member:	brenpike
Title:	Southernmost
Authors:	Silas House (Author)
Info:	Algonquin Books (2018), 352 pages
Collections:	2019, To read
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JimandMary69 | Mar 21, 2024 |

This is a wonderful story and great writing. Explains the challenges for the LGBT person living in the Bible belt from the preacher's point of view. (

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JRobinW | Jan 20, 2023 |

This is a frustrating book. If he had accurately portrayed this region and this point in time it could have been a strong and rich story. Disappointing after Eli the Good. (

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jdiggity83 | Jun 23, 2022 |

I enjoyed reading the book, particularly his descriptions of the natural world. But the character motivation has some inconsistencies. The narrator never acknowledges his hypocrisy in blaming his wife for something he later ends of doing as well. (

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dcvance | May 4, 2021 |

One of the endings I thought the most logical happened.

What I didn't seem coming had to do with his brother. What a great story. (

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DonnaEverhart | Sep 25, 2020 |

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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Longlist – Fiction – 2019)

Judy Gaines Young Book Award (Winner – 2019)

Weatherford Award (Fiction – 2018)

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Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Fiction – 2018)

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Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction – 2018)

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Tennessee, USA

Key West, Florida, USA

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"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living"--

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