Tag Archives: racism

Review: Ginny Gall by Charlie Smith

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Jenn

Reading the premise, you can surmise that this novel has a dark and foreboding tone. Rising above all this, however, is one individual’s determination and refusal to relinquish to a fate that is pre-determined based on his skin color and … Continue reading →

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Review: A Long Time Gone by Karen White

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: NAL Hardcover (June 3, 2014) ISBN: 978-0451240460 Source: Publisher Nine years ago, Vivian Walker left her home in Mississippi, swearing never to return, following the lead of so many Walker women before. When her life takes … Continue reading →

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Review: Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 1250014522 Source: Publisher Isabelle McAllister is a feisty eighty-nine year old woman. Over the years, she’s formed quite a friendship with her hairdresser, Dorrie Curtis, a single-black woman in her thirties. She’s followed Dorrie around as … Continue reading →

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Review: Saving Ruth by Zoe Fishman

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (May 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 006205984X Source: Publisher Ruth Wasserman is a young, curly haired Jewish girl living in a small town in Alabama.  All her life, she wanted to be everything … Continue reading →

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Review: The Possibility of You by Pamela Redmond

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Original edition (February 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451616422 Source: Publisher Three women from three different worlds. Each are forced to make a personal decision that influence subsequent generations. Bridget (1916)-A nanny for a young boy. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Crown (August 17, 2010) ISBN-10: 0307395030 Source: Publisher   In 1960’s Nashville, Bezellia Grove is the oldest daughter in a prominent family.  Her father is a doctor who would rather spend time with his patients than … Continue reading →

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