Author Visit: Jacqueline Jordan

Jacqueline J. Russell writes about relationships, memory and the quiet resilience of women. Based in Western Kentucky, she draws inspiration from the small towns and strong voices that shaped her own story. Her debut novel, The Thing She
Didn’t Tell Me, traces the hidden lives of generations bound by love and silence. 

When journalist Bea Bennett agrees to write an article about at-home DNA tests, she doesn’t expect the results to uncover her family’s biggest secret — or draw her into the mystery of a long-buried tragedy. Told across two timelines, The Thing She Didn’t Tell Me follows the lives of women bound by faith, silence and survival—from 1940s Kentucky to the present day. It’s a story of what we inherit, what we hide, and what it costs to finally tell the truth.