Sarah Evelyn Holland Shaw's newly released "The Life of a Turpentine Girl" is a picturesque memoir set in South Georgia from the 1920s on.

Meadville, PA, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "The Life of a Turpentine Girl": a captivating historical account, is the creation of published author Sarah Evelyn Holland Shaw, a true lover of life who passed away on July 20, 2017. She had lived in Bainbridge, Georgia, with her daughter, Jill, nurturing her passions for reading, scrapbooking, and spending time with her growing family.

Shaw writes, "Have you ever wished for the simpler things in life like wearing flour-sack panties? Have you ever wondered what life was like in 1920–1930's South Georgia? Journey with Sarah Evelyn Holland Shaw as she tells you about the amazing life of a turpentine still worker's daughter.

"Evelyn will take us on adventures with her family as they follow their father from town to town as he worked as a wood rider at turpentine stills. They may have been poor growing up but were never bored using their imaginations to create games or cornhusk dolls. Evelyn sums up her early days as, 'Life was one perfect summer day.'

"As Evelyn and her siblings got older, they got to experience what working in cotton fields, tobacco barns, and peanut fields was all about. Evelyn's mom was strict and made many sacrifices for her children. She had to be to make ends meet and keep them safe. The family had many a meal of hoecakes with maple syrup.

"Follow Evelyn as she finds the love of her life during World War ll. They begin their own family and use the lessons she learned in her early days to create her own dreams."

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Sarah Evelyn Holland Shaw's new book is a deeply engaging and wonderfully written firsthand narrative full of nostalgic black-and-white photographs, vivid details, and a storytelling drive that brings this long-gone world to life in the reader's mind.

View a synopsis of "The Life of a Turpentine Girl" on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase"The Life of a Turpentine Girl" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about "The Life of a Turpentine Girl", contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

SOURCE Christian Faith Publishing