Robin’s debut novel is reminiscent of Fried Green Tomatoes meets At Home in Mitford. Pleasant Quarry is a fictional town in the Piedmont of rural North Carolina. This is the first book in The St. John’s Series and introduces the town and its people.
Pearl is a middle age woman facing her past while also embracing her future. Beauregard is the town’s barber who offers a bit of laughter. The story is about a group of people searching for home and beginning to see that it’s right in front of them.
Robin is an artist living in the High Country of Western NC with her partner and their three dogs. In addition to writing, she paints and teaches music. Check www.jrobinwhitley.net for more information.
Once Robin discovered the joy of creating a finished book, they started a Print on demand (POD) publisher called Napping Dog Press. The CEO of the company is Birdie, the little black mountain feist who lives with Robin.