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Renea Winchester is an internationally-released author and daughter of Appalachia who grew up in Bryson City, North Carolina. A small town once known for the production of textile products, that now welcomes tourists into the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

She is the Award-winning author of:
The Mountains Remember (Sept. 1, 2026)
Outbound Train (Firefly Southern Fiction, April 2020);
De l'autre côté des rails (2021)
Recettes et autres histoires (2022)
Bryson City Recipes (Make Your Mark Publishing, December 2022);
Farming, Friends, &Fried Bologna Sandwiches (Mercer University Press);
In The Garden With Billy: Lessons about Life, Love & Tomatoes (Little Creek Books).

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	Outbound Train 4.33 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Garden with Billy: Lessons about Life, Love and Tomatoes 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hardscrabble Christmas 4.42 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farming Friends & Fried Bologn 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain Memories: True Stories and Half Truths from Appalachia 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking in the Rain: A Short Story about a Secret Place 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De l'autre côté des rails it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bryson City Recipes: A Companion Booklet Inspired by the Parker Women of Outbound Train it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Here in the mountains, some days are a slog. I began this year keenly aware of Dad’s declining health and as July begins to fade into memory, I mus

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