A review by anovelobsession
Southernmost by Silas House

3.0

Asher Sharp is a preacher in a small Tennessee town. His congregation as well as his wife are the very judgmental kind of "Christians". After a flood that devastated his community, Asher offers a gay couple a dry place to stay in his home. His wife was not having any of that and would not allow them in her house. When the couple started showing up to worship at Asher's church, the congregation gave Asher an ultimatum, either kick them out or Asher had to go. Asher, now without a job, also separates from his wife. He is starting to realize that the religion he has been preaching is harmful and very un-Christian. When he loses custody of his son, Asher kind of snaps and snatches his son and heads out of Tennessee. He is scared of what kind of ideas his wife is putting in her son's head. they end up in Key West which is the last place that Asher received a postcard from his long-estranged brother. They have been estranged for many years after Asher's mother kicked his brother out of the house for being gay. Asher and his son find a community in Key West. A place to settle and be accepted with other lost souls. It was a quiet book about acceptance, forgiveness and love.