How Sweet the Sound

“With poetic prose, lyrical descriptions, and sensory details that bring the reader deep into every scene, Amy K. Sorrells has delivered a lush, modern telling of the age-old story of Tamar. But that’s not all. With a full cast of colorful characters and juxtaposed first-person narratives woven through, this story dives into the Gulf Coast culture of pecan orchards and debutante balls exposing layers of family secrets and sins. In the end comes redemption, grace, forgiveness, and faith, but not without a few scars carried by those who manage to survive the wrath of hardened hearts. Bravo!”

- Julie Cantrell, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Free and When Mountains Move

"How Sweet the Sound takes on the hard things of life. Author Amy Sorrells writes with tenderness, grace and the heartbroken voice of experience.”

- Lori Borgman, McClatchy-Tribune columnist, author of The Death of Common Sense

“How Sweet the Sound is one of those books you want to savor slowly, like sips of sweet tea on a hot southern day. Achingly beautiful prose married with honest, raw redemption makes this book a perfect selection for your next book club.”

- Mary DeMuth, author of The Muir House

"A daring and enchanted story, Amy K. Sorrells' How Sweet the Sound beckons readers to a land of pecan groves, bay breezes and graveyard secrets rising up like the dead on judgment day. "

- Karen Spears Zacharias, author, Mother of Rain