Gwyn Hyman Rubio, who earned her reputation as an up-and-coming star with her first novel, “Icy Sparks,” will be appearing at the Peachtree City Library on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. to promote her latest book, “The Woodsman's Daughter.”

Rubio's first novel, “Icy Sparks,” received enthusiastic reviews and was selected for Oprah's Book Club in March of 2001, making it an instant bestseller. Her follow up book, “The Woodsman's Daughter,” is a richly absorbing tale of the gothic South, in which Rubio introduces the reader to yet another unforgettable heroine named Dalia. Dalia is the brassy and beautiful eldest daughter of Monroe Miller, a shrewd turpentine farmer in 1800’s southern Georgia, haunted by a devastating secret. A resilient and resourceful young woman, Dalia strives to create a better life for herself and will stop at nothing to protect her family, but the sins of the father are never far behind. In this spellbinding, page-turning epic, Rubio brings the swaying pines, humble shantytowns, and insular bustle of small-town living vibrantly to life. “The Woodsman's Daughter” is certain to cement Rubio's reputation as a major southern voice in American fiction.

Gwyn Hyman Rubio was born in Macon, Ga. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award, appeared in literary magazines including Prairie Schooner and been anthologized in “Above Ground: Stories About Life and Death by New Southern Writers.” She is a winner of the Cecil Hackney Award as well as a recipient of grants from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Rubio lives in Versailles, Ky. For more information, contact Lola Williams at the Peachtree City Library, 770-631-2520.

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