julie kibler author of calling me home

CALLING ME HOME

Calling Me Home

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Sixteen-year-old Isabelle McAllister longs to escape the confines of her northern Kentucky hometown, but after her family's housekeeper's son rescues her from a Newport drunk, the boundaries seem smaller than ever.

Falling for a black boy in late 1930s Kentucky isn't just illegal, it's dangerous. Signs at the city limits warn Negroes, “Don’t let the sun set on you here.” Despite repeated warnings, Isabelle and Robert disregard the racial divide, starting a chain of events that threatens jobs, lives, and generations to come.

Decades later, black hairstylist Dorrie Curtis agrees to drive her elderly white client cross-country to a funeral. Over the years, Miss Isabelle has become more than just a customer, but the timing couldn't be worse. First, Dorrie's seeing a man she's afraid she could fall for, but one thing is more obvious than ever: Trust is not her strong suit. Second, she knows her teenager's in big trouble; he just hasn’t told her yet.

When a phone call from home confirms Dorrie's fears, Miss Isabelle's tale of forbidden love illuminates Dorrie’s dilemma, merging the past and present in a journey with unexpected detours and a bittersweet destination.

Calling Me Home
St. Martin's Press, U.S.
February 2013

Purchase at

Pan Macmillan
New Zealand/Australia, February 2013
U.K., June 2013

Pendo
Germany, August 2012

Gummerus
Finland, March 2013

Foreign language rights have also been sold in:
Brazil (Novo Conceito)
Bulgaria (Prozoretz)
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Czech Republic (Euromedia)
Croatia (Znanje)
Denmark (Politikens)
Finland (Gummerus)
France (Editions Belfond & France Loisirs book club's Avant-Premier program)
Italy (Garzanti)
The Netherlands (Artemis)
Norway (Aschehoug)
Poland (Znak)
Spain (Random House Mondadori)

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