Rock Bottom Rising

2024 Speak Up Talk Radio International Firebird Book Award Winner Category Fiction!2024 BookShelf Runner-Up Award for Fiction. Ruby has no money not a single friend and a shocking 1925 felony conviction for larceny. Though she encounters betrayal she embarks on a journey to re-enter her children’s lives that will test the core of her being as obstacles chip away at everything but her resilient spirit.. Deceived by men caught between survival career opportunities and providing for her children Ruby’s enduring love and determination to rise above her mistakes resonates with anyone who has yearned for a second chance. Threads of life in Tennessee during the 1930s and 1940s—the Great Depression WWII the Tennessee Valley Authority and Manhattan projects—add to her odyssey.. Set in rural Tennessee one woman’s journey from despair to redemption unfolds as a single mother showing Ruby’s grit in tumultuous times. Based on the true story of the author’s grandmother this biographical historical fiction novel shows us the enduring power of a mother’s love personal sacrifice and difficult choices.. This tragic and uplifting sequel to Rock Bottom Tennessee will move readers of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and The Four Winds with a testament to the enduring power of love forgiveness and the boundless possibilities of starting anew. Though this novel follows the main character Ruby's journey after Rock Bottom Tennessee it can be read as a stand-alone novel.