The Auspicious Star of Stella June

By Wyndemere Coffey

When twelve-year-old Dixie June meets her mama for the first time, she's sure there's been a cosmic mistake. Abandoned by her mother and the only granddaughter of Jeremiah June, a powerful preacher, Dixie lives a life of privilege enjoyed by few in her small town of Sparta, North Carolina. Sheltered from the realities of a country on the verge of the Great Depression, she grows up steeped in the security of God, segregation, and the awesome power of the June name, unaware of the brutal history of her family and her own intolerance. But when her mama, Stella, returns home pregnant and determined to reclaim her daughter, Dixie is forced to choose between the life she knows and the mother she never had. Drawn together by Jeremiah's murder and the chaos that ensues, Dixie and Stella forge an uneasy relationship as they flee the mountains of North Carolina. Together they retreat to the quiet anonymity of Ocracoke Island, a storm battered slip of land along the Carolina Outer Banks where they begin to rebuild their life. Their newfound happiness, however, is not to last. As the summer progresses, Stella becomes increasingly delusional, until at last Dixie is forced to protect her mother from her private demons and the secret of Jeremiah's murder. A Pat Conroy meets Harper Lee coming-of-age story, The Auspicious Star of Stella June is a novel of love, loss, and the long road to redemption.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540608204
• ISBN13: 9781540608208
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"