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BOOK PICKS
B O O K P I CK S

STONE

REVIVAL

BY PEGGY DOVER

outhern Oregon
SJournal column-
ist, features writer,
and freelance
writer, Peggy Dover,
announces the release
of her debut novel,
Stone Revival, a work
of women’s fiction
set in post-WWII
England.

All aboard for Rakefoot Crossing, small rail village and unlikely loca-
tion for espionage, kidnapping, and deception.

Glory Stone is content with her life as a country vet’s wife and mother
to nineteen-year-old Claire and twelve-year-old Sydney. Even with
husband and father, John, away in the collieries, the Stone home has
remained relatively unscathed. War has ended, and England is shak-
ing the dust off of a six-year rumble. John is coming home.

As the Stone women prepare for John’s return, a telegram arrives
with news of his death. After the initial shock, Glory has questions.
John’s disappearance launches a series of challenges, as she battles
grief, panic attacks, a crippling lack of confidence, and unwarranted
attention from station master Axel Biggs.

Peggy Dover lives in Southern Oregon, and for over seven years has
penned a weekly column for the Mail Tribune. She published the book,
Trips & Tangents: 101 Favorite Southern Oregon Journal Columns. Her sto-
ries have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and Life Savors books.
She is a features writer for Jacksonville Review and Southern Oregon Wine
Scene magazines. When Dover isn’t reading/writing, she might be
found enjoying the Oregon countryside or tasting a new vintage at
a local winery.

Stone Revival is available through Amazon, and may be ordered
through booksellers everywhere. Watch for upcoming signings on
Peggy Dover’s Facebook page. Follow her on Goodreads. (Also avail-
able in a few libraries in England’s Lake District, should you be in
the vicinity!)

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