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Michael Almond, Author<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"\"Michael Almond set his debut novel The Tannery<\/em>, a mystery and legal thriller, in the familiar world of his native North Carolina, taking a step back into its past. \u201cIn NC and the South, the dawn of the 20th century was a period of tremendous technological change and innovation: beginning of the Industrial Revolution, telephones, electric lights, expansion of global trade,\u201d Almond says. \u201cBut these were also turbulent times regarding political, social and racial conditions. Themes of white supremacy, Black voter suppression, vigilante \u2018justice\u2019 and racial violence drive the narrative in the book.\u201d When he set out to outline and research the book 14 years ago, Almond says, he had no idea that its themes would still be so relevant today.<\/p>\n

The book\u2019s protagonist is a poor, mixed-race teenage boy accused of murdering a young Jewish woman in North Wilkesboro in the early days of the Jim Crow era. A retired attorney, Almond brings legal expertise to the story as well as knowledge gleaned from a lifelong love of reading southern history and historical fiction. \u201cMy goal was to write a fast-paced, suspenseful, compelling and, most of all, entertaining story with lots of twists, turns and surprises, all while weaving in the historical details that, hopefully, enrich the narrative,\u201d says Almond.<\/p>\n

The Tannery, October 2021, fiction, hardcover $29.95, softcover $19.95, ebook $7.99, by Michael Almond, and published by K\u00f6ehler Books, Virginia Beach, VA. To learn more, visit MichaelAlmondBooks.com<\/a>. The book is available at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, Malaprop\u2019s Bookstore\/Caf\u00e9 in Asheville and Books Unlimited in Franklin.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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