The release date for the English version of 'The Tobacco Wives' by
Adele Myers is Mar 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
For the audience of Fiona Davis and Lisa Wingate, a vibrant historical debut set in 1946 North Carolina following a young female seamstress who uncovers dangerous truths about the Big Tobacco empire ruling the American South.
“Myers brilliantly seduces us with her setting—a North Carolina town of beautiful socialites, opulent dresses, and elegant soirees—before revealing a terrible secret that threatens the entire community. This is undoubtedly a narrative for our times, but it is also one of bravery and strong women who dared to stand up to corporate greed. —Fiona Davis, The Lions of Fifth Avenue author and New York Times bestselling author
Rising seamstress Maddie Sykes just moved to Bright Leaf, North Carolina, the tobacco center of the South, where her aunt has a successful sewing shop. Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom after years of wartime rations and shortages. Maddie is mesmerized by the bustle of the immaculately uniformed female factory workers, the opulent homes, and, most importantly, her aunt's glossiest clientele: the wives of the influential tobacco executives.
When a series of unexpected events thrusts Maddie into the role of lead dressmaker for the town’s most influential women, she scrambles to produce their ornate gowns for the biggest party of the season. But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn’t quite the carefree paradise that it seems: A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems. Maddie quickly jumps to the conclusion that this is a coincidence, but she unintentionally finds proof to the contrary.
Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn’t know who she can trust—and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.
Shedding light on the hidden history of women’s activism during the post-war period, at its heart, The Tobacco Wives is a deeply human, emotionally satisfying, and dramatic novel about the power of female connection and the importance of seeking truth.