The Thing About Home is a heart warming story that begins with in NYC with Casey Black, a model/social media personality, as she undergoes a very public breakup with her husband. Knowing she needs an escape from her current situation, she decides to set out to learn more about her late father's family in South Carolina that she has never met. This is the first book I've ever read by author Rhonda McKnight, and I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Ms. McKnight is a gifted storyteller, and her ability to set the scene during each chapter left me not wanting to put this book down! This book focuses on love, family, resilience and has beautifully written chapters from Casey's and her ancestors points of view, and yet still feels very current. If you are looking for a heart warming escape, that leaves you highlighting more than one beautifully written phrase, this is it. I also loved the way this book touches upon grief, as it is shown in many forms and not always as you would expect. I'd highly recommend this book, and I look forward to reading more from this talented author.

I loved loved this new to me author! Just wow!
From the beginning I was absorbed in Casey B's journey. It was awesome!
I have a good feeling that readers will fall in love with this delightful character and eventually adopt her into their lives. I definitely did!
My favorite thing about this book was that it was told in Casey's point of view and in my opinion it made it that much more dynamic and powerful.
Family is everything and there's definitely no place like home. Home is where the heart is. Or that's what I was told. In my opinion it's actually true.
I didn't want to put this book down. Yes, I know I say this about every book I read but you know what? It's true. This year has been awesome for good books and I'm adding this one to my list!
I'm buying it for my keeper shelf.
5 stars for a job well done! I highly recommend!
My thanks for a copy of this book I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight is superb novel.

I was fully immersed in the life of Casey, wanting to uncover her past and her secrets, turning pages to stay up with her present, and hoping that she will find peace and healing in her future.
Casey is a strong, independent woman who I admired on so many levels.
As a reader, you will root for the characters, you will smile, and you will cry.
I thought the writing was amazing. McKnight kept me engaged and honestly had me wanting to stay up late to see how this story played out!
This is one you wont want to miss.
My first time reading anything by this author and I'm very impressed. Can't wait to read more!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thomas Nelson,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This is a beautifully written, inspirational, heartwarming story. Casey Black began modeling at age 2 and continued until she was 27. Upon giving up modeling, she became a well-known social-media influencer with millions of followers as well as many sponsors. Her mother was her agent and handled all her business dealings.

When a huge online planned event didn’t come together as expected, Casey completely falls apart, while online live to the horror of her mother and resulting in the loss of many followers as well as sponsors.

Through her devastation and total shock of the unexpected outcome of the carefully planned and promoted event, Casey knew she needed to step back and take a break from social media, so she gets out of New York City, where she lives and drives to the hometown of her late father, Georgetown, South Carolina. Her Dad died before she was born, and she knows very little about him or his family.

Having grown up with only her mother, Casey learns what a large, loving, supportive family is. She meets many relatives she didn’t know she had, including her sweet 99 year of Grandmother. As she hears about the lives of the many who came before her, the timeline of this fascinating story reverts to the 1800s when great-grandparents, Elijah Black and his wife Odessa lived and raised their large family on the very farm her grandmother lives on now.

There are so many moving parts to this captivating, heartfelt story. Some very unexpected twists and turns, old secrets are revealed, tough decisions are made and along the way, Casey makes important discoveries about herself. I could hardly put this book down until the very last page was turned. I absolutely loved this book and will be thinking of Casey and others for a while.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.