Kristy Woodson Harvey is the author of The Southern Side of Paradise, The Secret to Southern Charm, Slightly South of Simple, Lies and Other Acts of Love, Dear Carolina and The Wedding Veil. Sheis a born-and-bred North Carolina girl who loves all four seasons-especially fall in Chapel Hill, where she attended college, and summer in Beaufort, where she and her family spend every free moment.
Characters with rich, complicated lives...beautifully shows how a family comes to be. -- New York Time s bestselling author Jodi Thomas Dear Carolina is Southern fiction at its best. Lovely and lyrical, with the strong voices of the two female narrators taking us deep into the heart of what being a mother is about. It shows us that love is not without sacrifice, and there's little in life that doesn't go down easier with a spoonful of jam. Beautifully written. -- New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge Dear Carolina is like the Southern women within it's pages and those who will love this book, sweet as sweet tea on the outside and strong as steel on the inside. The dialect of the south is so entwined in these pages the reader is transported to a place where women and children are treasured and family rules all. Kristy Harvey is a natural. --Ann Garvin, Author of On Maggie's Watch and The Dog Year Southern to the bone and full of engaging characters, Dear Carolina is a strikingly beautiful story of love and sacrifice. Kristy Woodson Harvey's debut novel captures your heart and doesn't let go; her keen insights into a mother's love will stay with you long after the last page. --Kim Boykin, author of Palmetto Moon