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Set in 1940s rural Mississippi, *The View from Here* follows Anna and her best friend Ida Mae, whose missives highlight the casual prejudice and poverty surrounding them. Anna marries Joseph Henry Thomas and raises five boys, while Ida Mae escapes the confines of marriage, moving north in search of work and independence. As Anna becomes pregnant with a girl, financial strain forces her husband to question keeping the child. Through their shared letters, the novel explores the profound, sometimes fragile ties of friendship and family amid the complex realities of African-American life in the South.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Brian Keith Jackson
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