The Book of Harlan coming Spring 2016 // The Story Behind The Book..
It took four years, but I finally finished The Book of Harlan. I worked on this novel in many different places: Egypt, Hawaii, Georgia, sailing across the Baltic Sea, Grenada... The Book of Harlan was inspired by the life of my paternal grandfather; Harold Isaac McFadden (pictured on the cover)
I never personally knew the man and neither did my father. All I had to recreate his life were a birth certificate, census schedules, a few newspaper articles and my imagination.
In many ways, this book is the culmination of twenty years of family history research. A few weeks after I sent the manuscript to my publisher, I went down to a little town in Burke County, Georgia to meet (for the first time) my third cousins - direct descendants of my GGGrandmother, Louisa White Robinson.
It was one of the happiest and most fulfilling days of my life.
Honestly, I'm beginning to believe I was a detective in my previous life!
In any case, The Book of Harlan is my personal celebration of family, history and memory. I hope you will all enjoy it.
Bernice L. McFadden
I never personally knew the man and neither did my father. All I had to recreate his life were a birth certificate, census schedules, a few newspaper articles and my imagination.
In many ways, this book is the culmination of twenty years of family history research. A few weeks after I sent the manuscript to my publisher, I went down to a little town in Burke County, Georgia to meet (for the first time) my third cousins - direct descendants of my GGGrandmother, Louisa White Robinson.
It was one of the happiest and most fulfilling days of my life.
Honestly, I'm beginning to believe I was a detective in my previous life!
In any case, The Book of Harlan is my personal celebration of family, history and memory. I hope you will all enjoy it.
Bernice L. McFadden
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Aug 28, 2015 09:25AM
Seeing as how "SUGAR" is my all-time, hands-down, no contest favorite novel, I love hearing that Ms. McFadden has an upcoming release. And being a lover of African American history I look forward to reading this!
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I can't wait to pick this up and of course to review it. Hope others will follow suit. :)
