Watermelon Road

by Madeline Nowlin

Overview

The murder of Joel Creek created a ripple effect in the small town of Horace Graves, Alabama. His mother’s lover, Uncle Sax, made a promise to kill everyone involved in the boy’s death. Petey, Joel’s younger brother witnessed the murder but could not tell what he knew for fear of his own life. Only Jesse, Petey’s best friend knew how badly Petey had been affected by his brother’s death. In the summer of 1935, the two boys shared a gift and a secret that changed the town and their lives forever. The end of the novel was written to ask a question of the reader. Due to the events of that period, Madeline’s answer to the question was “Yes.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434944337
Publisher:	Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.
Publication date:	12/22/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	190
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

This is the author’s first novel. Madeline was always interested in writing but did not take it seriously until she took creative writing classes at a community college. The experience ignited her passion for storytelling. Watermelon Road was originally a short story she wrote for one of her writing classes that she ultimately turned into a novel. A native of Washington, DC, Madeline and her husband of 40 years, currently reside in Maryland.