Author: Burton HatlenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Snake in the Garden
Author: Deborah Hand-CutlerPublisher: Black Horse Press
ISBN: 9781736516515
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Snake in the Garden is an explosive depiction of racism in twentieth-century Arkansas, seen through the lens of interracial relationships over four generations. Starting in 1926, and paying homage to Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby," the story moves to the turbulent night of the Kennedy assassination in 1963, the Hollywood music scene of the 1970s and '80s, and the still-troubled racial attitudes of 1993. Written by two women, one Black, one white, the novel depicts racism from the point of view of both Blacks and whites - racists, non-racists and victims, alike. The setting is the fictional town of Jefferson Springs, Arkansas, during the Jim Crow era. Lucille Day, a Black woman, worked as a domestic for the family of judge Reuben Whittier in the 1950s and early '60s. Her children, Regina and Clarence, were forbidden to be friends with the judge's daughter, Karen. In 1963, when Regina, Clarence and Karen were teenagers, bigotry prevailed, and it was illegal for Blacks and whites to have relationships or marry. The night President Kennedy was assassinated, three days after a stopover in town, all hell broke loose in Jefferson Springs, with tragic results, including a lynching. Clarence was jailed, and Regina was exiled to California to live with her Aunt Violet. There, she won a singing contest and became a pop star. Karen, meanwhile, was forced to stay home under the cruel thumb of her father. She longed for a true father-daughter bond, but in his eyes, she could do no right. She consoled herself in her boring and barren life with chocolate and English romance novels. Regina had vowed never to return to Arkansas. But when her mother died, she knew she had to attend the funeral. She dreaded going back where she had felt nothing but humiliation, anger and fear. Can the two women now unite to uncover the truth about their families, and finally make things right for Clarence? The Snake in the Garden is a powerful story of transcendence over scars of the past, and the healing that can come when the truth is finally faced.
There's a Snake in My Garden
Author: Jill BriscoePublisher: Harold Shaw Pub
ISBN: 9780877888116
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ask Gramps
Author: H. Clay GortonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780970800862
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Questions run the breadth of the Mormon experience, including doctrinal questions as well as questions about the LDS lifestyle.
The Biggest Story
Author: Kevin DeYoungPublisher: CROSSWAY BOOKS
ISBN: 9781433542442
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Featuring chapters that are short enough to be read in one sitting, this illustrated Bible story book imaginatively retells the biblical narrative in one continuous story, helping kids connect the dots from Genesis to Revelation.
The Snake in the Garden
Author: Burton HatlenA Snake in the Garden
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814975285
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
THERE'S A SNAKE IN MY GARDEN
Author: JILL BRISCOEA Snake in the Garden
Author: A. Francis KumarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
A Snake in the Garden
Author: Norman CoombesThe Snake in the Garden
Author: Deborah Hand-cutlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781736516539
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Innocent young Black men jailed by a racist judge. Jim Crow trauma that still haunts. Can two women on opposite sides of the color divide unite to seek justice and right the wrongs of the past?Pop singer Regina Day, exiled at 16 from her hometown in Jim Crow Arkansas, learned to fit in with the white celebrity world of Los Angeles. But when her mother dies, she knows she must attend the funeral, because "there are some things you owe your mama." After thirty years away, does she dare return?Karen Whittier worked for her father, the bigoted Judge in Jefferson Springs, for more than a quarter of a century. She longed for a true father-daughter bond, but in his eyes, she could do no right. Now she fills her barren life with chocolate and English romance novels.When the two were young, Regina's mother cleaned for Karen's family. But racial bigotry wouldn't allow them to be friends. In 1963, when they were teenagers, President Kennedy was assassinated, and all hell broke loose in the town. Regina and Karen became engulfed in a tragedy that changed the course of their lives and left them both traumatized.Thirty years later, can the two women unite to uncover the truth about their family history and find justice and peace in a world still enmeshed in racism?The Snake in the Garden is a timely collaboration between two women -- one Black, one white. Brenda Sutton Taylor grew up under Jim Crow laws in Arkansas. Deborah Hand-Cutler was raised in white suburban Los Angeles where bigotry was in the language around her. With these two perspectives, the novel delves into the minds of both Black and white characters. The result is an explosive depiction of racism in twentieth-century America told through four generations of interracial relationships. It's a powerful story of transcendence over the scars of the past, and the healing that can come when truth is exposed and faced head on. It gives hope that the "snake" of racism could one day be cast out of the garden.