false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178419744m/794281.jpg 794281 2 In <i>Quakertown</i>, award-winning author Lee Martin travels back to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white neighbors-and of the remarkable gardener, Little Washington Jones, who was asked to make a heartbreaking choice. <br><br> Based on a true story, <i>Quakertown</i> draws on the rich texture of the South-of the Pecan Creek running along the edges of the town, the spectacular and rare white lilac, and the rising racial tensions that bubble under the surface and threaten to tear neighbors apart. With rare skill and compassion, Lee Martin carves out the delicate story of two families-one white and one black-and the child whose birth brings a gift of forgiveness. <br><br> "A consistently impressive and often dazzling new novel. In his richly dramatic re-imagining of the events behind Quakertown's demise, Lee Martin has written one of the finest novels of the year." (Jabari Asim, <i>The Washington Post</i>) 2939133 2001 Quakertown total:30|5:6|4:9|3:10|2:5|1:0| 30 106 45 4 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:46:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:47:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 25 22:05:51 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 22:10:12 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 03 14:58:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 04 13:33:41 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 13 05:12:49 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 05:13:27 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 10:24:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 15:43:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 08:49:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 08:49:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Sep 14 22:07:58 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 22:07:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 03:55:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 03:55:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Jun 01 08:05:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 08:06:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 28 17:24:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 17:24:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 26 17:18:09 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:18:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 20 13:52:28 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 13:52:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 04 08:46:09 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 08:46:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 16:36:20 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 16:36:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 20:15:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 20:15:07 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 13:46:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:46:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 12 21:25:30 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 21:25:33 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 20:30:51 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 20:30:53 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 14 00:56:54 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 00:56:54 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 13 05:42:36 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 05:42:36 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=794281