PRODIGAL is Southern Literary Review’s “Read of the Month”

Fireworks, fireflies, and gunfire light up Phyllis Gobbell’s exquisite, poignant novel Prodigal (Histria Fiction 2024). This modern retelling of the prodigal son is, above all, a story of love and forgiveness in a Southern family.”

Donna Meredith reviews Prodigal and interviews Phyllis Gobbell in February’s Southern Literary Review.

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Prodigal is a modern-day retelling of an age-old story, unique in the context of a Southern family.

“Gobbell’s writing style is familiar and cozy, like curling up on a couch with a warm beverage” – Chapter 16 and Nashville Scene

” . . . exquisite . . . poignant” – Southern Literary Review

” . . . themes of redemption and forgiveness” – Readers’ Favorite

“. . . doesn’t let you go until the very last page.” – Lily Shadowlyn, The Faerie Review