CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Author Sharon Mabry celebrated the launch of her debut novel, “The Postmaster’s Daughter,” at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on Saturday. Mabry is a former professor of music and voice at Austin Peay State University, having spent 52 years there before her retirement in May.

More than 50 people attended the reading in the museum’s auditorium and signing of her book by Mabry in the museum’s lobby, with her new book available at Seasons: The Museum Store. Mabry said she began working on the idea for the novel in 1992. After writing a few chapters, she placed them in a desk drawer, and because her busy schedule, she said, it stayed there for more than a decade.

Author Dr. Sharon Mabry speaking at the book reading and signing for her new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at Seasons: The Museum Store, atthe Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
The book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).
Shana Thornton speaking at the book reading and signing for author Sharon Mabry’s new novel, The Postmaster’s Daughter, at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on, Oct. 22, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

“The Postmaster’s Daughter,” a story based in East Tennessee, is described as a literary fiction work that show’s Mabry’s ear for character details and her ability to weave a murder plot that keeps the reader’s interest.