Beth Duke

Delaney's People: a Novel in Small Stories Beth Duke

"There are diamonds in the red clay of northeast Alabama. Delaney is one of them."      When you meet Delaney Robinson, she is a two-year-old with a serious attachment to her wonderful great-grandmother, who guides her through life with the wisdom of a nonagenarian. Margaret's reminiscences, along with the rest you will read, tell the story of how this adorable little girl came to be.
There is murder, mayhem, humor, romance--and a bit of heartbreak. The stories are about her parents, grandparents, distant ancestors, and family friends, from Delaney's Irish forebears and how they settled in Alabama to a chapter written entirely from the point of view of a Confederate battle sword hanging on her grandfather's wall.     This novel contains the award-winning chapters "Jewels" and "In the Heat of the Moment."