• Title: The Moonshiner's Daughter: A Southern Coming-of-Age Saga of Family and Loyalty
• Author: Jamie Ford
• Genre: Historical Fiction, Southern Literature, Coming-of-Age
• Setting: Appalachia, 1920s
• Main Characters:

- Ruby Mae Turner: A strong-willed and independent young woman who dreams of a life beyond the mountains. - Wade Hampton: A moonshiner and Ruby Mae's father, who is determined to protect his family and their way of life. - Ellis Gentry: A wealthy landowner who falls in love with Ruby Mae, but their relationship is forbidden.

• Plot: Ruby Mae Turner grows up in the rugged mountains of Appalachia, where her father is a moonshiner. She dreams of a life beyond the poverty and violence that surrounds her, but her family's loyalty to their traditions and their community makes it difficult for her to break free. When she falls in love with Ellis Gentry, a wealthy landowner from the outside world, she must choose between her heart and her family.
• Themes:

- Family and loyalty - The struggle between tradition and modernity - The power of love and forgiveness