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After World War II, Laura McAllan, a city‑born mother, struggles to raise her children on her husband’s Delta farm, a world that feels both alien and terrifying. Two veterans return: Jamie McAllan, her charming but haunted brother‑in‑law, and Ronsel Jackson, the courageous black son of the farm’s sharecroppers. Though both have defended their country, Jim Crow society still deems Ronsel inferior. Their bond, tempered by war memories and oppression, becomes the catalyst for the novel’s powerful confrontation with race, family, and the costs of returning to a divided homeland.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Hillary Jordan
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