Stratford valedictorian’s novel

Author Peyton Roberts (pictured) has released her debut novel, Beneath the Seams, a mother-daughter story about the dark side of the fashion industry. The social-impact novel is set in Houston and Bangladesh. Peyton, 2001 Stratford High School valedictorian, met her husband Nick Roberts at Stratford, right before Nick joined the Navy. They and their two children live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Whether stationed stateside or overseas, they have visited Houston frequently to spend time with Peyton’s parents, Jane Holston and Tim Toth, and Nick’s parents, Diane and Russ Bowers. Peyton says her time living in Guam forged her passion for social-impact causes. Beneath the Seams will be available May 11. At 7 p.m. on June 2, Peyton will participate in an author talk on Zoom through Blue Willow Bookshop with New York Times bestselling Houston author Julie Cantrell. 

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