What Blooms from Dust by James Markert @TNZFiction

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The Dust Bowl is a time period I usually avoid, just because the stories tend to be terribly sad.  Fiction is my escape from the world; I prefer stories that are generally happy.  What Blooms From Dust is a noteworthy exception.  Though it’s missing the rainbows and sunshine of most contemporary novels, this one is full of symbolism and beautiful imagery.  It’s a treasure in words.

As with Markert’s book The Angel’s Share, the characters in What Blooms From Dust would likely be overlooked in more refined stories.  I love that about his books!  This story focuses on Jeremiah Goodbye, an escaped convict who survived a botched execution.  The Dust Bowl era becomes somewhat symbolic of the deserts of the soul.  When life and love have torn up the soil beyond repair, what happens next?

Jeremiah’s journey reminds me a little of the Cain and Abel story if there was a love triangle thrown in.  That aspect of the story seemed a bit unnecessary for me.  There was a curious supernatural or paranormal element of the plot that held my interest!  I highly recommend What Blooms From Dust to for fans of Samuel Parker’s Coldwater, or novels by Billy Coffey or James Rubart.

Book Description

Just as Jeremiah Goodbye is set to meet his fate in the electric chair, a tornado tears down the prison walls, and he is given a second chance at life. With the flip of a coin, he decides to return to his home town of Nowhere, Oklahoma, to settle the score with his twin brother Josiah. But upon his escape, he enters a world he doesn’t recognize—one that has been overtaken by the Dust Bowl. And the gift he once relied on to guide him is as unrecognizable as the path back to Nowhere.

After one jolt in Old Sparky, Jeremiah sees things more clearly and begins to question the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murders he was accused of. On his journey home, he accidentally rescues a young boy who follows him the rest of the way, and the pair arrive at their destination where they are greeted by fearful townspeople. When the Black Sunday storm hits the very next day, the residents of Nowhere finally begin to let the past few years of hardship bury them under the weight of all that dust.

Unlikely heroes, Jeremiah and his new companion, Peter Cotton, try to protect the townspeople from themselves, but Jeremiah must face his nightmares and free himself from the guilt of flipping the coin on those men who died.

Filled with mystery and magic, What Blooms from Dust is the story of finding hope in the midst of darkness and discovering the beauty of unexpected kindness.

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