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Long Gone, Come Home
by Monica Chenault-Kilgore
Long Gone, Come Home
Monica Chenault-Kilgore
Pub Date: June 6, 2023
“My girl, my sweet little bird. When I first saw you, all I saw was the best parts of me and I knew you would always fly.” (page 230)
Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore is absolutely remarkable and captivating. From the moment I started, I was hooked. If you love historical fiction with characters who possess resilience and determination, then this book is for you!
Birdie Jennings lives in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and has big dreams beyond her current constraints of her tobacco factory town. One night, she meets Jimmy Walker at the Paramount Theater, where a band was performing. Jimmy steals her heart from the start, but disappears before she can learn more about him. Luckily, she knows where he works and is able to meet up with him again. Their relationship grows, much to the dismay of Birdie’s mother. Mama reluctantly gives her blessing for Jimmy and Birdie to marry, but does not offer the couple much support.
Birdie and Jimmy have two children together, and Jimmy disappears shortly after, leaving Birdie to care for her two toddlers. With no other choice, and no money, Birdie moves home with her mother. After witnessing a murder, Birdie leaves home in search for Jimmy. Along the way, her strength and resilience is tested as she searches for Jimmy and begins her life in Cincinnati, OH.
Long Gone, Come Home is about love, loss, survival, and family. Set in the 1930s and 1940s, the reader gets a glimpse of life during the jazz era and the injustices Birdie faced during her life. Birdie was such a strong character, despite many setbacks, and I love her tenacity. I think this book will stick with me for a long time!
Read if you like:
▫️Historical Fiction
▫️Books with unforgettable main characters
▫️BIPOC Representation
▫️Books centered around strength and resilience
▫️Themes of family, love and loss
As someone from Cincinnati, I loved all of the references to the city!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you to Grayson House and Monica Chenault-Kilgore, along with Uplit Reads for providing me with a #gifted copy of Long Gone, Come Home.
Monica Chenault-Kilgore
Pub Date: June 6, 2023
“My girl, my sweet little bird. When I first saw you, all I saw was the best parts of me and I knew you would always fly.” (page 230)
Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore is absolutely remarkable and captivating. From the moment I started, I was hooked. If you love historical fiction with characters who possess resilience and determination, then this book is for you!
Birdie Jennings lives in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and has big dreams beyond her current constraints of her tobacco factory town. One night, she meets Jimmy Walker at the Paramount Theater, where a band was performing. Jimmy steals her heart from the start, but disappears before she can learn more about him. Luckily, she knows where he works and is able to meet up with him again. Their relationship grows, much to the dismay of Birdie’s mother. Mama reluctantly gives her blessing for Jimmy and Birdie to marry, but does not offer the couple much support.
Birdie and Jimmy have two children together, and Jimmy disappears shortly after, leaving Birdie to care for her two toddlers. With no other choice, and no money, Birdie moves home with her mother. After witnessing a murder, Birdie leaves home in search for Jimmy. Along the way, her strength and resilience is tested as she searches for Jimmy and begins her life in Cincinnati, OH.
Long Gone, Come Home is about love, loss, survival, and family. Set in the 1930s and 1940s, the reader gets a glimpse of life during the jazz era and the injustices Birdie faced during her life. Birdie was such a strong character, despite many setbacks, and I love her tenacity. I think this book will stick with me for a long time!
Read if you like:
▫️Historical Fiction
▫️Books with unforgettable main characters
▫️BIPOC Representation
▫️Books centered around strength and resilience
▫️Themes of family, love and loss
As someone from Cincinnati, I loved all of the references to the city!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you to Grayson House and Monica Chenault-Kilgore, along with Uplit Reads for providing me with a #gifted copy of Long Gone, Come Home.