This week, Susie Black’s Saturday Author Spotlight shines on iconic, multi-award-winning historical fiction author Teri M. Brown.
About the author:
An Air Force brat born in Athens, Greece, Teri M. Brown came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity. Teri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and author who loves word games, reading, bumming on the beach, taking photos, singing in the shower, hunting for bargains, ballroom dancing, playing bridge, and mentoring others.
Daughters of Green Mountain Gap was the WINNER of the 2024 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book. Here is a blurb to whet your appetite:
“An Appalachian granny woman. A daughter on a crusade. A granddaughter caught between the two.
Maggie McCoury, a generational healer woman, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and a dash of mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town’s apothecary, Josie Mae doesn’t know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most? Daughters of Green Mountain Gap weaves a compelling tale of Maggie, Carrie Ann, and Josie Mae, three generations of remarkable North Carolina women living at the turn of the twentieth century, shedding light on racism, fear of change, loss of traditions, and the intricate dynamics within a family. Author Teri M. Brown skillfully navigates the complexities of their lives, revealing that some questions are not as easy to answer as one might think.”
Here is what readers had to say about this award-winning multi-generational family saga:
Sue D. Mackenzie: “I thoroughly enjoyed this story of the God-given gifts some humans are blessed with. How exciting it would be to meet someone with these gifts. I enjoyed being immersed in this peaceful way of life and all the exciting discoveries about natural healing of the body. Strong faith and the desire to learn were the main topics of this author’s tale, including learning about other people’s ways with no prejudice because it is a different way of life…something that all people need to be reminded of. Especially now, with how much racism still exists among the people of our country.”
Kim Sloan: “I absolutely loved this book. As a nurse, I felt the conflicts and healing personally. Losing patients, regardless of how hard we work, can take a toll, and the readiness of loss in this book made it difficult to read through tears. Such a great story of the power of healing the soul!”
Bob B: “I enjoyed this book immensely. It gives a glimpse into the rural life of healing women of the past and the friction between old remedies and medical advancements. I highly recommend this book.”
Patty Bacon: “Excellent, enjoyable read for the lover of historical fiction! And life in the Green Mountains around the turn of the 20th Century.”
Dana Coates: “I appreciated the way healing with belief in God and within self was presented.”
https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Green-Mountain-Teri-Brown-ebook/dp/B
