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Reviews are coming in for Mourning Dove, a coming-of-age Southern family saga set in 1970's and 1980's Memphis, which has a release date of June 29, and is now on Amazon for pre-order. Mourning Dove will be available in print, audiobook and e-book. What makes Mourning Dove different is that it is set in the Deep South-- not the shanty side of the South, where people drive pick-up trucks on dirt roads, but the opulent side of the South, the side that's manicured and glitters in illusory gold, where all is not as it seems! Millie Crossan tells the story of growing up with her charismatic brother, Finley. They are outsiders to the South, and therefore their viewpoint is reliable as the siblings find their way to belonging in a nuanced society steeped in tradition and social mores rife with eccentricities. But what hidden variables arise to see the siblings come to such desperate ends?


Here's what author Johnnie Bernhard had to say:

With a strong sense of place and an authentic voice, Claire Fullerton captures the longing and angst of an aristocratic Southern family. The narrator Millie and her brother, Finley will stay with readers long after this novel is read. Mourning Dove is smart, well-written Southern Fiction.

Pat Conroy's assistant editor, Margaret Shinn Evans wrote: "Set against the backdrop of a complicated 1970s South – one both forward-looking and still in love with the past – and seen through the eyes of a Minnesota girl struggling to flourish in Memphis society, ‘Mourning Dove’ is the story of two unforgettable siblings with a bond so strong even death can’t break it. Claire Fullerton has given us a wise, relatable narrator in Millie. Like a trusted friend, she guides us through the confounding tale of her dazzling brother Finley, their beguiling mother Posey, and a town where shiny surfaces often belie reality. Like those surfaces, Fullerton’s prose sparkles even as she leads us into dark places, posing profound questions without any easy answers."

Author Laura Lane McNeal, who wrote the bestseller, Dollbaby says: In Mourning Dove, Claire Fullerton deftly weaves the story of a Memphis family into a fine fabric laden with delicious intricacy and heart. A true Southern storyteller.

Read more on Mourning Dove's Good Reads page.