“You made an old man cry.”
— Perry Iles, Editor

Sadie Lockhart grew up on the Lockhart farm, where silence was expected and usefulness passed for affection. Hidden deep in the hills, she was raised far from the world—and the Lockharts made certain no one knew she existed.

Because Sadie had been stolen.

Years pass, and the child who learned to survive becomes a woman known for something very different. In a small town in The Glens, Sadie earns quiet respect for the way she works, the way she helps without being asked, and the steady kindness she offers while asking almost nothing in return.

But a life built on survival leaves shadows.

As pieces of the past begin to surface, Sadie must face truths long buried. What she discovers will force her to decide whether the life that was taken from her defines her—or the one she fought to build.

Set against the stark beauty of rural Appalachia, A Feed Sack Dress for Sadie is a haunting and deeply human novel about identity, endurance, and the quiet dignity of a woman who built a life from almost nothing.

Perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, Before We Were Yours, and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.