Author: Minrose Gwin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061980188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
"I need you to understand how ordinary it all was. . . ." In the turbulent southern summer of 1963, Millwood's white population steers clear of "Shake Rag," the black section of town. Young Florence Forrest is one of the few who crosses the line. The daughter of a burial insurance salesman with dark secrets and the town's "cake lady," whose backcountry bootleg runs lead further and further away from a brutal marriage, Florence attaches herself to her grandparents' longtime maid, Zenie Johnson. Named for Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Zenie treats the unwanted girl as just another chore, while telling her stories of the legendary queen's courage and cunning. The more time Florence spends in Shake Rag, the more she recognizes how completely race divides her town, and her story, far from ordinary, bears witness to the truth and brutality of her times—a truth brought to a shattering conclusion when Zenie's vibrant college-student niece, Eva Greene, arrives that fateful Mississippi summer. Minrose Gwin's The Queen of Palmyra is an unforgettable evocation of a time and a place in America—a nuanced, gripping story of race and identity.
The Queen of Palmyra LP
Author: Minrose Gwin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061980188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
"I need you to understand how ordinary it all was. . . ." In the turbulent southern summer of 1963, Millwood's white population steers clear of "Shake Rag," the black section of town. Young Florence Forrest is one of the few who crosses the line. The daughter of a burial insurance salesman with dark secrets and the town's "cake lady," whose backcountry bootleg runs lead further and further away from a brutal marriage, Florence attaches herself to her grandparents' longtime maid, Zenie Johnson. Named for Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Zenie treats the unwanted girl as just another chore, while telling her stories of the legendary queen's courage and cunning. The more time Florence spends in Shake Rag, the more she recognizes how completely race divides her town, and her story, far from ordinary, bears witness to the truth and brutality of her times—a truth brought to a shattering conclusion when Zenie's vibrant college-student niece, Eva Greene, arrives that fateful Mississippi summer. Minrose Gwin's The Queen of Palmyra is an unforgettable evocation of a time and a place in America—a nuanced, gripping story of race and identity.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061980188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
"I need you to understand how ordinary it all was. . . ." In the turbulent southern summer of 1963, Millwood's white population steers clear of "Shake Rag," the black section of town. Young Florence Forrest is one of the few who crosses the line. The daughter of a burial insurance salesman with dark secrets and the town's "cake lady," whose backcountry bootleg runs lead further and further away from a brutal marriage, Florence attaches herself to her grandparents' longtime maid, Zenie Johnson. Named for Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, Zenie treats the unwanted girl as just another chore, while telling her stories of the legendary queen's courage and cunning. The more time Florence spends in Shake Rag, the more she recognizes how completely race divides her town, and her story, far from ordinary, bears witness to the truth and brutality of her times—a truth brought to a shattering conclusion when Zenie's vibrant college-student niece, Eva Greene, arrives that fateful Mississippi summer. Minrose Gwin's The Queen of Palmyra is an unforgettable evocation of a time and a place in America—a nuanced, gripping story of race and identity.
The Queen of Palmyra
Author: Minrose Gwin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780010639803
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
"An atmospheric debut novel about growing up in the changing South in 1960s Mississippi in the tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780010639803
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
"An atmospheric debut novel about growing up in the changing South in 1960s Mississippi in the tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help"--Provided by publisher.
Holstein-Friesian Herd-book
Author: Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1862
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1862
Book Description
The New Records
Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Ten Queens
Author: Milton Meltzer
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613725811
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Presents essays about ten queens including Esther and Catherine the Great, describing their personal and political natures while explaining how they ruled in their own right, for good or ill, independently of their husbands.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613725811
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Presents essays about ten queens including Esther and Catherine the Great, describing their personal and political natures while explaining how they ruled in their own right, for good or ill, independently of their husbands.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
Duroc-Jersey Swine Record /
Author: National Duroc Record Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Duroc Jersey swine
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Duroc Jersey swine
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Jersey Bulletin and Dairy Word
The Cultivator & Country Gentleman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description