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Call your daughter home : [a novel] / Deb Spera.
"It's 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Coles, influential plantation proprietors who once owned her family. Annie is the matriarch of the Coles family and must come to terms with the terrible truth that has ripped her family apart. These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to the terrible injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together."--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778307747
- Physical Description: 339 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Park Row Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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| Subject: | Women > South Carolina > Social conditions > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. South Carolina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Terrace Public Library | SPE (Text) | 35151001088301 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Struggling to recover after a natural pest invasion devastates the economy of 1924 South Carolina, three fierce Southern women unite against terrible injustices that have overshadowed their small-town community. A first novel. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Struggling to recover after a natural pest invasion devastates the economy of 1924 South Carolina, three fierce Southern women unite against terrible injustices that have overshadowed their small-town community. - Harlequin
Featured on Oprahâs Summer Reading List
For readers of Delia Owensâ Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kiddâs The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce Southern women in an unforgettable story of motherhood and womanhood.
Itâs 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrudeâs aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home.
These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood.
âLike Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company.â
â O, The Oprah Magazine
âA mesmerizing Southern taleâ¦Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored.â
â Lisa Wingate, New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Were Yours - Harlequin
Featured on Oprah's Summer Reading List
For readers of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce Southern women in an unforgettable story of motherhood and womanhood.
It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home.
These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood.
"Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company."
' O, The Oprah Magazine
"A mesmerizing Southern tale'Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored."
' Lisa Wingate, New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Were Yours
