by Patti Baumhower

Jeremiah Joseph Talbot had his life planned. He would attend college, return to Edenton, North Carolina, marry Jane Sullivan and live happily ever after. But fate had other plans. In her novel, The Legacy of Talbot Hall, author Patti Baumhower describes how a destructive storm, a move to the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay to a house full of secrets and an absence of seven years from his beloved Jane completely changed his plans. How could he know what impact his life choices in 1775 would have on his family generations later, in the year 2000? This historical fiction gives a glimpse into the early years of a south Alabama family and the fears, joys, disappointments, successes and struggles they endured to protect their heritage. Everyone from older children to adults can read The Legacy of Talbot Hall and come away with perhaps a stronger desire to reflect on and preserve their own roots and heritage.