April's book is 'The Saints of Swallow Hill' by Donna Everhart.

In the dense pine forest of NC turpentines labor, hacking into tress trunks to draw out the sticky sap that gives the Tar Hill state it's nickname.
It's a powerful coming of age story that pitches southern charm against dark family secrets.

Both audio and ebook on hoopla. Stand alone book on Libby.

The restaurant must have been called Jackson's but it's now Caroline's. Close to the double Tree by Hilton