About the Book: California Plains in the 1850s.

After the death of his mother on the wagon train out west, Emmet Campbell struggles to find his place in the world. Fighting off town bullies, an evil Irish stepmother, and his learning disabilities, he mostly fends for himself in the boomtown of Colusa, California.

While struggling to find his footing, he never loses his curiosity about the world around him and the people in it. Scuffling and skylarking along the way, Emmet eventually discovers family and identity in places he could have never imagined. With equal measures of the dark and the light, Campbell’s Boy is a tender coming-of-age tale about what it means to be human.

About the Beverage: Mary recommends pairing her novel with a black coffee brewed from freshly ground whole beans. Jim's Coffee, Wonderbrew. “Campbell’s Boy, a coming-of-age, historical fiction tale set in the Wild West, keeps it real. The main character, Emmet Campbell, lives a hard, hard life but manages to find the silver linings. In my view, there is nothing more real than a cup of black coffee. It’s pure, it’s simple and it cuts right to the chase. I love the brand, Jim’s Coffee, especially their roasts on the darker side. In particular, their WONDERBREW, “colossally full bodied with syrupy notes” has delightful Celtic spirals on the labeling and you just can’t go wrong when you throw some luck like that into the mix.”

About the Author: Mary Kendall is first a reader of all books across the genres and, second, a writer of fiction. She brings her background in history-related fields to her writing along with some Celtic story-telling genes. Fueled by black coffee and a possible sprinkling of fairy dust, she tends to find inspiration in odd places and sometimes while kneading bread dough. She has two published novels, The Spinster's Fortune (historical mystery) and Campbell's Boy (coming of age, historical fiction). Her third novel, Bottled Secrets of Rosewood, is a contemporary gothic thriller to be released in Summer 2024. She also has three short stories published in dark fiction anthologies for charity.

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