Aug 15, 2025
If you asked me who my top three women's fiction author are, I'd definitely add Amanda Cox--probably at the top. Definitely at the top if I've read one of her books in the past month or so. Listen in and see why The Bitter End Birding Society could be my favorite... again (they're always my favorite).
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Bitter End, Tennessee--a nowhere place at the top of a mountain. Learn how she found out its history (not easy) and how it got its name (spoiler: she didn't).
Mobile Wedding Chapel? She's got it.
Moonshine? Get all you can drink in and no hangover!!! (just joking around! Avoid the moonshine in jars on your counter--your gut will thank you).
The Bitter End Birding Society by Amanda Cox
A forbidden romance, a fractured
family, and one woman's journey to piece it all together
Hometown hero Ana Leigh Watkins ventures to Bitter End,
Tennessee, to help her great-aunt prepare for retirement. A town
called Bitter End seems an ironic place for Ana to refresh her
weary spirit, but she's desperate for respite from the attention
and unwarranted admiration of her community. While on a hike in
Roan Mountain, a ragtag group of amateur bird-watchers takes her
under their wing--a little against her will. However, she quickly
warms to these genuine souls seeking solace in the great
outdoors.
But when Ana's adventures in Bitter End lead her to a severed
branch of her family tree--one that involves the forbidden love
between a moonshiner's daughter and a preacher's son--what began as
a getaway to help her great-aunt becomes a transformative journey
that binds together two women who, though they live on the same
street, have been estranged for sixty years.
An immersive faith-based novel of
finding belonging, reconciliation, and new beginnings for fans of
southern fiction. This narrative of friendship and community makes
for a perfect book club selection.
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