Genre: Literature & Fiction
Paperback: 212 pages

Description: A work of fiction, this novel appeals to readers who enjoy a good story about loss, hope, and the power of family.

Synopsis:

Between the years of 1940-1970, more than 5 million African Americans left the South and migrated North. It was the largest, mostly undocumented, migration in U.S. history. Edward and Algie Clover of Dublin, Georgia, along with their three daughters and Algie's mother, were among the millions who made that journey and found their promised land in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is 650 miles from Dublin, Georgia; about an 11-hour car ride. But, in the 1950s, it was a lifetime away from share-cropping, segregation, and the shadow of slavery. In Dayton, the Clovers would unexpectedly become a family of women, which in most cases, just like this one, is an inherited friendship for better or worse. Tressie the duplicate, Honey the heart, and Viola the contradiction will test their mothers ability to hold together that most sacred form of human identity family. Today, too many sisters, aunts, grandmothers, and wives are multi-tasking themselves into all the wrong decisions. Algie made all the right decisions because her yes meant yes, and her no meant no. She wasnt a martyr, a saint, or a hero, but Algie, and her daughters, like so many others that made that journey North, helped solidify the African American, female genus; a kinship that will nurture the offspring of mammies, maids, and big mommas into the highest echelons of fame, wealth, and recognition. But for now, these African American women are just thankful they were able to leave the plantations behind and find a place that feels something like freedom.

Product Details:

· Paperback: 212 pages
· Binding: Perfect
· Publisher: Grapevine Card Company (April 2007)
· Product Number: 030-122152714