From Booklist
Elements of southern gothic abound in Trobaugh's richly textured testament to the strength of the fundamental ties that bind. At the core of a properly eccentric cast of characters, four elderly women share a house, a heritage, and a host of long-buried secrets. The faded rooms of their once grand home fairly reverberate with the unspoken, yet omnipresent, horrors of their youth. When Pet, the faithful black servant/quasi^-family member, begins receiving visitations from her long-deceased grandmother, she reluctantly realizes that it is time to unleash the demons of the past in order to conquer them. As Pet reaches back in time, resurrecting long-buried memories, a grim tale of rape, murder, and racism unfolds. Though the truth initially threatens to destroy the tenuous harmony the women have clung to for decades, it eventually liberates and redeems them. A contemporary southern masterpiece penned by a writer of extraordinary talent and insight. Margaret Flanagan
Review
In Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb, Augusta Trobaugh has more than upheld the Southern tradition of fine story-telling. Her black narrator, Pet, weaves a delicate and mysterious spell around the past and present lives of the characters who have weathered like the old house to the color of fine wood. -- Bettie Sellers, poet laureate of Georgia; retired professor of English at Young Harris College
A new voice from and for the South, as complex and resonant as the region itself. This is a novel to remember. -- Anne Rivers Siddons, best-selling author
Augusta Trobaugh once again writes a remarkable, triumphant story of people faced with themselves. This beautifully, sensitively realized story is a truly memorable reading experience. -- Terry Kay, author of To Dance with the White Dog
I was much impressed with Augusta Trobaughs sense of place and knowledge of people in Praise Jerusalem, and I am pleased to see that these qualities are also fundamental to Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb. Ms. Trobaugh knows her scene and characters inside and out, and she tells her story in a language true to its time and grounded in the reality of the situation. Her work is now poised to take its place with that of Terry Kay and other well-established contributors to Southern fiction. -- Rayburn S. Moore, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Georgia
Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb is a delightful read! Authentic southern characters, tension that builds until your mouth goes dry. Dont miss this one! -- Virginia Lanier, author of Blind Bloodhound Justice
What especially appealed to me was the rolling narrative that sweeps the reader along in the story. I also appreciated the humor that accompanied a sometimes heart-breaking story: the woman who squirted her water gun at the devil, the adventure of the two old women searching for their families, and the tackiness of the new funeral parlor party lightened the novel. -- Fran Teague, professor of English, University of Georgia
Youll want to stay awhile in Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb. Kick back on the front porch, feel the breeze, smell the cornbread baking in the oven. Just dont get too relaxed, because Augusta Trobaugh is about to deliver another blow to your spiritual complacency. -- Janice Daugharty, author of Earl in the Yellow Shirt