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Land of Joys
A bestselling book, an exhibit featuring the Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler, and a brutal murder turn the excitement of 1904 World’s Fair into a nightmare for the people of Daybreak. Country and city collide when Charlotte Turner’s son Adam turns their sleepy Ozarks village of Daybreak into a tourist attraction with his bestselling novel The Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler. But his idea of setting up a hillbilly exhibit at the 1904 World’s Fair has unforeseen consequences in all directions as Charlotte, her granddaughter Petey, and the rest of Daybreak are caught up in the exoticism, greed, and danger that surround the event. Adventure leads to violence at home and at the Fair, and Charlotte must make life-of-death choices to keep Petey safe and preserve her beloved community.
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Land of Joys
A bestselling book, an exhibit featuring the Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler, and a brutal murder turn the excitement of 1904 World’s Fair into a nightmare for the people of Daybreak. Country and city collide when Charlotte Turner’s son Adam turns their sleepy Ozarks village of Daybreak into a tourist attraction with his bestselling novel The Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler. But his idea of setting up a hillbilly exhibit at the 1904 World’s Fair has unforeseen consequences in all directions as Charlotte, her granddaughter Petey, and the rest of Daybreak are caught up in the exoticism, greed, and danger that surround the event. Adventure leads to violence at home and at the Fair, and Charlotte must make life-of-death choices to keep Petey safe and preserve her beloved community.
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Land of Joys

Land of Joys

by Steve Wiegenstein
Land of Joys
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Land of Joys

Land of Joys

by Steve Wiegenstein

Overview

A bestselling book, an exhibit featuring the Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler, and a brutal murder turn the excitement of 1904 World’s Fair into a nightmare for the people of Daybreak. Country and city collide when Charlotte Turner’s son Adam turns their sleepy Ozarks village of Daybreak into a tourist attraction with his bestselling novel The Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler. But his idea of setting up a hillbilly exhibit at the 1904 World’s Fair has unforeseen consequences in all directions as Charlotte, her granddaughter Petey, and the rest of Daybreak are caught up in the exoticism, greed, and danger that surround the event. Adventure leads to violence at home and at the Fair, and Charlotte must make life-of-death choices to keep Petey safe and preserve her beloved community.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781943075799
Publisher: Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC
Publication date: 09/26/2023
Series: Daybreak , #4
Pages: 300
Sales rank: 860,361
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Born and raised in the eastern Missouri Ozarks, Steve Weigenstein’s family roots go deep in Madison, Iron, and Reynolds counties. He attended the University of Missouri where he completed a master’s and doctoral degree in English. His first novel, Slant of Light was published by Blank Slate Press, followed by This Old World and The Language of Trees. These novels garnered significant praise and awards. Scattered Lights, his collection of short stories was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction and earned Steve the Missouri Library Association Missouri Author Award.
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