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Author: Jan Morgan Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc. ISBN: 1640036881 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 234
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There may still be time for a despondent, mysterious old house with tiny pineapples carved on its eaves to fulfill the dream of one of its owners over seventy years ago. But in order for that to happen, two retired ladies, one black and one white, must unravel the mystery that surrounds both the house and the children who have come to believe it belongs to them. It's these children, living in the apartment complex across from Blessing Path, that most need the puzzle solved because the "For Sale" sign just placed amid the weeds in the front yard seems ominous to them. The clues include old newspaper clippings, a policeman's chance meeting with a soft-spoken genteel visitor, love letters during World War II, and a mason jar, recently excavated from the backyard that is filled with exquisite patterned shells of the sea, long protected by its rusty cap. Together, these pieces of information draw the ladies from the heart of Texas to the sparkling South Carolina coast and deep into the culture of Charleston and its Gullah heritage. Sweet Grass Memories was built on Texas soil, but if you cross her threshold and wait quietly for a few moments, you might just catch a whiff of pluff mud and taste the saltiness of sea air.
Author: Jan Morgan Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc. ISBN: 1640036881 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 234
Book Description
There may still be time for a despondent, mysterious old house with tiny pineapples carved on its eaves to fulfill the dream of one of its owners over seventy years ago. But in order for that to happen, two retired ladies, one black and one white, must unravel the mystery that surrounds both the house and the children who have come to believe it belongs to them. It's these children, living in the apartment complex across from Blessing Path, that most need the puzzle solved because the "For Sale" sign just placed amid the weeds in the front yard seems ominous to them. The clues include old newspaper clippings, a policeman's chance meeting with a soft-spoken genteel visitor, love letters during World War II, and a mason jar, recently excavated from the backyard that is filled with exquisite patterned shells of the sea, long protected by its rusty cap. Together, these pieces of information draw the ladies from the heart of Texas to the sparkling South Carolina coast and deep into the culture of Charleston and its Gullah heritage. Sweet Grass Memories was built on Texas soil, but if you cross her threshold and wait quietly for a few moments, you might just catch a whiff of pluff mud and taste the saltiness of sea air.
Author: Joyce Chicklas Heywood Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 140
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This book contains essays written by Claudia (Mason) Chicklas (1926-2008), a mixed-race daughter of an Abenaki Indian woman and an "Old Yankee" white man. Claudia grew up in the Marlboro/Keene, NH area and lived her middle and later years in Massachusetts. The book has been compiled and edited by her 2 daughters, Joyce (Chicklas) Heywood and Margaret (Chicklas) Perillo to include family history and experiences of the Native American side of the family, dating from the 1870s to the late 1990s. It takes the reader through the beginnings of Claudia's grandfather, Israel Sadoques' married life with Mary (Watso) Sadoques; their beginnings on the Indian reserve (Odanak) in Canada; their journey to CT and their subsequent arrival in Keene, NH; to stories of their 12 children (8 of whom survived to adulthood); to Israel and Mary's children's old age; and right on to Claudia's own older years. It depicts not only how their race affected their lives and how they worked to overcome discrimination to become accepted and respected as valuable members of their community, but also their everyday experiences which all people, no matter what their race, have in common. It is both serious and lighthearted, written in a style reminiscent of James Herriot's, All Creatures Great and Small. This family became well-known in the area of Keene, NH, with perhaps Claudia's mother, Elizabeth being the best known today. Elizabeth had a page about her in the Winter 2008 edition of Minority Nurse Magazine, titled "Who really was the first American Indian RN?" These essays, along with the many accompanying photographs will expand on the known information for this family, as well as give readers and researchers alike, a chance to get to know and appreciate them better.
Author: Mary Alice Monroe Publisher: MIRA ISBN: 1460394062 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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Sweetgrass is a historic tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass—named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area—is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are leveling the surrounding properties. And the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together. In this poignant novel of hope, acceptance and the powerful gift of forgiveness, Mary Alice Monroe paints an intimate portrait of a family that must learn to unravel old patterns and weave together a new future.
Author: Foster Dickson Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786488166 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 198
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Although much attention has been paid to the adults who led, participated in, or witnessed the civil rights movement, much less attention has been given to those who were children during that era. Especially in the South, these children of the 1950s and afterward came of age in the midst of major societal shifts regarding race, gender, social class, and industry as the South re-branded itself the "Sun Belt." In this collection of memoirs, writers, teachers, scholars and historians recall growing up in the South from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, revealing how the region changed over time, as well as how a Southern childhood varied across time, race, gender, socio-economic status, and geography. By viewing these remembrances through the lens of multiculturalism, this collection offers anuanced understanding of how the pre-civil rights movement South evolved into the South of the 21st century.
Author: Jean Brashear Publisher: Jean Brashear ISBN: 1949970957 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 891
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"Jean Brashear's distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth.” ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Come home for the holidays to Sweetgrass Springs, the small town where hope never fades and love never dies. Four heartwarming Christmas romance novels in one bundle, stories of finding family and finding home. Texas Christmas Bride The rebel has come back to town, and the only gift he wants this Christmas is the girl he thought he’d lost forever. Be Mine This Christmas The famous and successful man he’s become is not the boy she loved so deeply—and he may never forgive her, once he knows the secret she’s been concealing. Be My Midnight Kiss When a woman with no faith in love meets the quintessential nice guy determined to breach her mile-high walls, unwanted sparks fly. This New Year’s Eve, will these two stubborn hearts take the risk? Cooking Kissing and Cowboys What is home, and how do you know when you’ve found it? A snarky sprite and a celebrity jock get glimpses beneath the other’s veneer, and what they find surprises them
Author: Jean Brashear Publisher: Jean Brashear ISBN: 1949970965 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 731
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Stories that feel like a warm embrace from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear’s much-loved Sweetgrass Springs contemporary small town romance series that readers say they “just can’t put down.” THE BOOK BABES: Five friends share life and laughter and love…until unexpected temptation changes everything. And then there’s the surprise Sweetgrass Springs connection… TEXAS HOPE: Can two brothers who never knew each other existed overcome the secrets of a woman who abandoned one son and lied to the other? TEXAS STRONG: Can a man who’s never trusted anyone and a woman who’s trusted all the wrong men defy the odds and open their hearts to each other?
Author: Tami Lyn Chambers Publisher: Tami Lyn Chambers ISBN: Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 204
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In this first book of the Kyanite Fairywing Adventures we meet Kyanite, Lilac, and Onyx. They work for the Elite Fairy Guard of Chumasha, an etheric city in New Earth circa 2025. A world where fairies, angel witches, unicorns, and merfolk abound and a place where magic is very real. The other side of the spectrum still exists in the neighboring muggle town of Oakwood. Kyanite and her friends must solve who has stolen the precious Shadow Books from Chumasha. Only Onyx has seen the thief and has been bound by a spell from recalling the theft. With Onyx hidden safe in a magical merfolk underground city from the wraith hunting him. Now Kyanite and her friends must work to solve the theft before the final book is stolen and the world consumed by darkness. With her confidence and love for humanity Kyanite rules the day by using her magical powers, confidence, and compassion to overcome any obstacle.
Author: Jan Morgan
Author: Jan Morgan
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Author: Mary Alice Monroe
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Author: Foster Dickson
Author: Jean Brashear
Author: Jean Brashear
Author: Tami Lyn Chambers