FLORALA — Florala resident Pamela Cable will launch her new Christian novel, “The Sanctum,” during a book signing set for 6:30 pm. June 9 at the Rodney J. Evans Civic Center.
Food and door prizes from The One Eared Rabbit will be available.
Here’s the book’s premise, as provided by Cable:
“On a November day in 1946, Neeley McPherson turned 5 years old and accidentally killed her parents. Thrown into the care of her scheming and alcoholic grandfather, she survives by her quick wit, and the watchful eye of an elderly black man, Gideon. In 1959, as equal rights heats up the South, authorities accuse Gideon of stealing a watch and using a Whites Only restroom. Neeley, now 13, determines to break him out of jail.
“… Set in a volatile time in America when the winds of change begin to blow, ‘The Sanctum’ bestows sanctuary, invokes the healing power of second chances, and leads Neeley to tragedy once again but in doing so, grants the desire of her heart.
The center is located at 439 Victoria Lane, Florala.
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