Kate Streip writes historical stories about strong women shaking things up, usually in Appalachia.
Zella
Zella is Kate Streip’s debut historical novel.
Tennessee, 1890. Based on true events.
A hotel built for high society.
An ambitious young woman.
A secret feminist club.
A new look at the old South, Zella tells the story of the feminists and boundary-pushers who were hiding in polite society all along.
Publication date forthcoming.
Long-listed for the Bath Novel Award 2023.
A love story to place. When your ideas are too big for your hometown, perhaps you were the one sent to change it.
“…inordinately well written and fascinating.”
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