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Arkansas Summer
Arkansas Summer is a powerful novel about love and racial terror in the Jim Crow South. It's 1955, and Catherine has joined her father in Arkansas after her grandfather's death. She's a California college student, and it's her first visit to her grandparents' farm since the summer she was nine. When she is reunited with Jimmy, whom she'd played with as a child, the two are immediately drawn to one another. They understand the dangers of their interracial attraction, but could never have imagined the far-reaching consequences of their untimely love. Arkansas Summer takes readers on an emotional journey of passion and suspense, all the while shining a spotlight on the twisted ethos and violence of the segregated South.
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309 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2017
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December 8, 2022
Ignorance, bigotry and unimaginable evil
I am an avid reader and was recently asked of the books I have read this year (273 to date), which
I found most interesting. Without a doubt, Arkansas Summer earns that distinction. As a child growing up in segregated South Carolina, I remember hearing of many of the atrocities mentioned in Arkansas Summer on the news. I was horrified by the unfairness and was embarrassed at times because I was white and did not want to be associated with a race that was so unfeeling. I agree that some ignorant whites were afraid that many blacks would be found to be smarter than they were and they turned to violence as misdirected self preservation. Arkansas Summer would make a wonderful movie.
I am an avid reader and was recently asked of the books I have read this year (273 to date), which
I found most interesting. Without a doubt, Arkansas Summer earns that distinction. As a child growing up in segregated South Carolina, I remember hearing of many of the atrocities mentioned in Arkansas Summer on the news. I was horrified by the unfairness and was embarrassed at times because I was white and did not want to be associated with a race that was so unfeeling. I agree that some ignorant whites were afraid that many blacks would be found to be smarter than they were and they turned to violence as misdirected self preservation. Arkansas Summer would make a wonderful movie.
January 17, 2021
Not bad at all, but as I was reading it I couldnt shake the feeling that something was missing. Maybe It was the "insta-love" (kinda), maybe I needed more of Jimmy's POV. I dont know. The story is good though, and different from other books with similar stories. I recommend It.
July 21, 2023
4.5 ⭐️ - this was a shocking look at what it was like for Black Americans in the South in the 50s. Difficult to read but important. I do think the author overly emphasized Catherine’s discomfort to the detriment of what Jimmy and his family were going through. I realize it was hard for her, but not nearly to the extent it was for him and his family and she came across as whiny and bratty about it at times. Otherwise, a good read!
August 23, 2017
Arkansas Summer is an evocative portrait of the southern U.S. in the 1950’s. The historical novel is set in two time periods – 1955 and 1986 – with flashbacks to the 1930s. Main characters include four generations of a family, each playing a key role. The main character is Catherine, who has a daughter named Hannah. Catherine’s father and grandmother feature prominent parts in 1955.
Catherine lived on a farm in Arkansas as a girl in the 1930s before moving to California. Two decades later she visits the farm and meets her childhood friend Jimmy, a delightful black boy now grown into an intelligent, hard-working, and caring college student.
Unfortunately racial discrimination in the 1950s South has not changed much since the Civil War, so Catherine and Jimmy face abuse and then hatred. The scenes of racial animosity are sometimes painful to read. The threat of violence is ever-present and heightens with each chapter, softened only by the resilient love of both their families. The pages are filled with passion – fear, longing, anger, sadness, and regret. Plot twists kept me in suspense till the last chapter.
Along the way, the author presents ordinary scenes very vividly, transporting me sixty years into the past, to a hot and humid small town where everyone knows everyone else, and their business.
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, but the plots are sometimes fragmented or disjointed because too many characters populate too many years. Anne Moose has avoided this problem by portraying each character distinctly and avoiding unnecessary “time-travel.” Arkansas Summer is delightful story-telling, leaving readers no time to scratch their heads in confusion.
As our nation continues to be torn by racial tension, this story provides historical background that illustrates the fiery emotions that remain so entrenched so many years later. Nonetheless, Arkansas Summer is first and foremost a very enjoyable and memorable love story.
Catherine lived on a farm in Arkansas as a girl in the 1930s before moving to California. Two decades later she visits the farm and meets her childhood friend Jimmy, a delightful black boy now grown into an intelligent, hard-working, and caring college student.
Unfortunately racial discrimination in the 1950s South has not changed much since the Civil War, so Catherine and Jimmy face abuse and then hatred. The scenes of racial animosity are sometimes painful to read. The threat of violence is ever-present and heightens with each chapter, softened only by the resilient love of both their families. The pages are filled with passion – fear, longing, anger, sadness, and regret. Plot twists kept me in suspense till the last chapter.
Along the way, the author presents ordinary scenes very vividly, transporting me sixty years into the past, to a hot and humid small town where everyone knows everyone else, and their business.
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, but the plots are sometimes fragmented or disjointed because too many characters populate too many years. Anne Moose has avoided this problem by portraying each character distinctly and avoiding unnecessary “time-travel.” Arkansas Summer is delightful story-telling, leaving readers no time to scratch their heads in confusion.
As our nation continues to be torn by racial tension, this story provides historical background that illustrates the fiery emotions that remain so entrenched so many years later. Nonetheless, Arkansas Summer is first and foremost a very enjoyable and memorable love story.
February 4, 2026
If you’ve ever played the game Jenga, you are well acquainted with that tense feeling in the pit of your stomach when your turn rolls around as the placement of each piece threatens dire consequences. That’s the suspense inspired by Anne Moose in this compelling tale of Arkansas Summer. What could possibly happen next?
The story revolves around a California father’s return to his home town in Arkansas with his daughter, Catherine, to pay a visit to his mother, Mama Rae. They soon discover that some things never change. She lives in the same house in which Ben grew up. While there, Ben runs into his high school nemesis, now the sheriff, Jesse Taylor, and his son, JT. Nothing good can come from these true sons of the South. Once a racist and bully, always a racist and bully.
Catherine gets reacquainted with her childhood friend, Jimmy, with whom she has fond memories. His mother, Sally, is Mama Rae’s housekeeper from town. Together, they explore the haunts of their childhood. Their once youthful affection matures, and they struggle with how to go forward with this new attraction. The possibilities seem insurmountable in this place and time.
It’s from there that everything seems to unravel. Small towns hold tight to their own. Outsiders best abide by the black and white rules, literally and figuratively. The Klu Klux Klan lurks nearby and around most every corner. The reader soon learns that Ben’s late father was, more than likely, a card-carrying member of the KKK, inspiring Ben to leave the state of Arkansas when he was of age.
Arkansas Summer has a pace and rhythm that flows, sweeping the reader through the perils and the sweet moments of Arkansas’s deep South.
Largely because of the vibrant dialogue, heartfelt and smart, the reader learns about the cruelties of the South, then and now, and the range of emotions the characters experience. Through authentic dialogue the characters come to life. There is a rabid standoff between Mama Rae and Sheriff Taylor, as he stares down her double-barreled shotgun in the front yard. What are the intimate truths between Jimmy and Catherine once reunited? Can these feelings translate into a relationship?
One can feel the heat and humidity in the South through the imagery illustrated by Catherine’s memory upon arriving in Arkansas, “…so many of her memories of her grandparents’ farm involved
playing in sprinklers and pitchers of lemonade”.
Anne Moose has a grip, not only on the Jim Crow South, but a knowledge of revealing facts about the history and manipulative laws pertaining to slavery; and how all of it impacted people’s lives, young and old, black and white. A pit bull that will not let go quickly or easily, despite the Federal legislation from 1863 to present. She spins a story around this past, and one based on her personal experience, leading the reader to a bitter understanding of what really happened, affecting the lives of the characters.
Arkansas Summer is about 300 pages. Easy to finish on a lazy afternoon or so, over a cup of sweet tea. The “a-ha’s” abound. A twist in the last third of the book guarantees that you will not want to put Arkansas Summer down.
The story revolves around a California father’s return to his home town in Arkansas with his daughter, Catherine, to pay a visit to his mother, Mama Rae. They soon discover that some things never change. She lives in the same house in which Ben grew up. While there, Ben runs into his high school nemesis, now the sheriff, Jesse Taylor, and his son, JT. Nothing good can come from these true sons of the South. Once a racist and bully, always a racist and bully.
Catherine gets reacquainted with her childhood friend, Jimmy, with whom she has fond memories. His mother, Sally, is Mama Rae’s housekeeper from town. Together, they explore the haunts of their childhood. Their once youthful affection matures, and they struggle with how to go forward with this new attraction. The possibilities seem insurmountable in this place and time.
It’s from there that everything seems to unravel. Small towns hold tight to their own. Outsiders best abide by the black and white rules, literally and figuratively. The Klu Klux Klan lurks nearby and around most every corner. The reader soon learns that Ben’s late father was, more than likely, a card-carrying member of the KKK, inspiring Ben to leave the state of Arkansas when he was of age.
Arkansas Summer has a pace and rhythm that flows, sweeping the reader through the perils and the sweet moments of Arkansas’s deep South.
Largely because of the vibrant dialogue, heartfelt and smart, the reader learns about the cruelties of the South, then and now, and the range of emotions the characters experience. Through authentic dialogue the characters come to life. There is a rabid standoff between Mama Rae and Sheriff Taylor, as he stares down her double-barreled shotgun in the front yard. What are the intimate truths between Jimmy and Catherine once reunited? Can these feelings translate into a relationship?
One can feel the heat and humidity in the South through the imagery illustrated by Catherine’s memory upon arriving in Arkansas, “…so many of her memories of her grandparents’ farm involved
playing in sprinklers and pitchers of lemonade”.
Anne Moose has a grip, not only on the Jim Crow South, but a knowledge of revealing facts about the history and manipulative laws pertaining to slavery; and how all of it impacted people’s lives, young and old, black and white. A pit bull that will not let go quickly or easily, despite the Federal legislation from 1863 to present. She spins a story around this past, and one based on her personal experience, leading the reader to a bitter understanding of what really happened, affecting the lives of the characters.
Arkansas Summer is about 300 pages. Easy to finish on a lazy afternoon or so, over a cup of sweet tea. The “a-ha’s” abound. A twist in the last third of the book guarantees that you will not want to put Arkansas Summer down.
May 6, 2019
Truly enjoyed!
What a roller coaster of emotions. The sad revelation of the horrible stories of the south. The hate and unjust treatment of people of color. I was truly happy with the ending!
What a roller coaster of emotions. The sad revelation of the horrible stories of the south. The hate and unjust treatment of people of color. I was truly happy with the ending!
January 20, 2026
So good
This is a heavier read but then it should be...it may be a work of fiction but stories like this were a part of a horrible truth that so many people went through...this book is well written and I will definitely be looking forward to reading more by this author...
This is a heavier read but then it should be...it may be a work of fiction but stories like this were a part of a horrible truth that so many people went through...this book is well written and I will definitely be looking forward to reading more by this author...
April 15, 2024
I finished Arkansas Summer over a couple nights and immediately recommended it to a friend! As with another of Anne Moose's books, "When You Read This I'll Be Gone", I was easily swept up into the story and cared about the characters. I love the important themes of racism and segregation that Moose helps me experience. This is beautiful book about love and life, filled with horrifying historical eye openers and yet leaving us with the hope for goodness and love prevailing.
October 2, 2017
Arkansas Summer, for the most part, is a very real story. A lot of what Moose presents bears up as a possibility historically speaking. To be black in the South at a time when the color of one’s skin was enough to get one killed (and still is today in some locations), was a dangerous proposition. Catherine is perhaps a bit of a limp fish at first but when she and Jimmy reconnect, their passion reads as authentic. The narrative is simple but engaging. We experience Arkansas with Catherine and while it’s beautiful, the peril is clear. While some of Catherine’s dialogue it trite at the start, it reads as a real child on the cusp of adulthood. I received Arkansas Summer in print form and it’s very cleanly edited. Roughly 1/3 of the way through this 302 page work, the story gets very interesting taking some unexpected turns.
The romantic story of Arkansas Summer is not a surprise but Moose gives readers an engaging tale of wide eyed innocence and tragedy chased by anger and hate and, ultimately, revenge. The story shifts seamlessly between eras and when ultimately we return to Catherine and her daughter, Hannah, their look back and Hannah’s memories of key moments tie together how far society has come and how far we have left to go. We have all either witnessed or experienced hate and we are the key to change. Moose conveys a social unconscious beyond the forbidden and ill fated love of two 20 year old college students.
Do you like historically based fiction? Pick Arkansas Summer up today. You will not be disappointed.
The romantic story of Arkansas Summer is not a surprise but Moose gives readers an engaging tale of wide eyed innocence and tragedy chased by anger and hate and, ultimately, revenge. The story shifts seamlessly between eras and when ultimately we return to Catherine and her daughter, Hannah, their look back and Hannah’s memories of key moments tie together how far society has come and how far we have left to go. We have all either witnessed or experienced hate and we are the key to change. Moose conveys a social unconscious beyond the forbidden and ill fated love of two 20 year old college students.
Do you like historically based fiction? Pick Arkansas Summer up today. You will not be disappointed.
August 25, 2018
Arkansas Summer is about life in the south for African American men and women during the 1950s. The book starts out when a mom and daughter are taking a walk down the beach, and the mother says that she has something to confess. The book then flashes back to 1955 in Arkansas. She tells the story about her families housekeeper and the housekeepers son, jimmy, and goes into stories about how they were kids and played together, but now that times have changed and they are older, it isn't acceptable for them to be seen together since she is white and he is black. They soon know how dangerous their love actually could turn out to be.
I really liked this book. I wasn't expecting to be as into it as I was. It was a gripping story and a page turner. I definitely was not expecting me to finish a 300 page book in 3 days. The one thing I did not like about it was the language. I know that that is how white people talked to black people back then, but I am not sure I would want even my 6th graders reading this book.
I think if I did use it in my classroom, I would use it as an example of how not to treat people. They shouldn't be sheltered from this type of stuff, but at the same time, I am not sure when is the right time to bring up our dark past as a country. I would also use it as a lesson that you can find love everywhere. They found love where others didn't think there should be.
I really liked this book. I wasn't expecting to be as into it as I was. It was a gripping story and a page turner. I definitely was not expecting me to finish a 300 page book in 3 days. The one thing I did not like about it was the language. I know that that is how white people talked to black people back then, but I am not sure I would want even my 6th graders reading this book.
I think if I did use it in my classroom, I would use it as an example of how not to treat people. They shouldn't be sheltered from this type of stuff, but at the same time, I am not sure when is the right time to bring up our dark past as a country. I would also use it as a lesson that you can find love everywhere. They found love where others didn't think there should be.
June 25, 2017
I first ordered the book "Arkansas Summer: Love and Terror in the Jim Crow South" because it was written by a friend's sister and she recommended it. I purchased it and took it on vacation to Lake Tahoe. I became so engaged in the story that I sat and read it in one day. The story invoked memories and feelings that brought me on a ride of joy, sorrow and regret. The mental pictures that the writer developed throughout the book brought me close to tears. Being a teen in the 60's, traveling back to the south to visit my family, I could feel the authenticity of the settings and the characters. I remember and can also imagine some of these events that Anne describes. Unfortunately, I am seeing this discrimination and hatefulness continue to play out within the political/societal climate in our country today. Sadly, I believe that bias and discriminatory beliefs have existed all along and more are being encouraged and enhanced by events in our world today.
I highly recommend Arkansas Summer, and I hope that Anne Moose will continue to write and publish about the topics of discrimination, family, and community dynamics. I will be one of the first to purchase her books. I give 4.5 stars to this Arkansas Summer and encourage you to read it and share with friends.
I highly recommend Arkansas Summer, and I hope that Anne Moose will continue to write and publish about the topics of discrimination, family, and community dynamics. I will be one of the first to purchase her books. I give 4.5 stars to this Arkansas Summer and encourage you to read it and share with friends.
September 9, 2025
Arkansas Summer plunged me into the heart of the Jim Crow South. The romance between Catherine and Jimmy is tender and genuine yet shadowed by the brutal realities of the time. The story quickly transforms into a perilous emotional journey when Catherine reconnects with Jimmy, a childhood friend whose race places their bond under the harsh scrutiny of a segregated society. Their connection is not just a personal risk—it’s a political act, one that exposes the violence of a world built on division.
The writing is evocative and immersive. The characters are complex and intense. The suspense builds steadily through the quiet dread of knowing that their love cannot protect them. The novel’s strength lies in its unflinching portrayal of the racial terror that defined the era. It’s a powerful, poignant read that will linger with you long after the final page. Pat Spencer, author of the Sticks in a Bundle (trilogy).
The writing is evocative and immersive. The characters are complex and intense. The suspense builds steadily through the quiet dread of knowing that their love cannot protect them. The novel’s strength lies in its unflinching portrayal of the racial terror that defined the era. It’s a powerful, poignant read that will linger with you long after the final page. Pat Spencer, author of the Sticks in a Bundle (trilogy).
March 25, 2018
The 50's In The South
Ms Moose certainly held my interest in her fast moving story of the ratial turbulance in the south. In my growing up years in Missouri I did not have involvement of anything like this. There was not much mixture of races in my life but there were some, with no problems.
This story combines most situations that you could imagine happening, in the blinding of friends and races, in Arkansas in the early 1950's. The KKK was busy in this fictional town and had their way of "fixing" problems that arose. The public was brain washed and filled with fear; never daring to interfer with the actions. If you are interested in the realities of this time in history this book needs to be in your library. You might say it is a love story of a different kind.
Ms Moose certainly held my interest in her fast moving story of the ratial turbulance in the south. In my growing up years in Missouri I did not have involvement of anything like this. There was not much mixture of races in my life but there were some, with no problems.
This story combines most situations that you could imagine happening, in the blinding of friends and races, in Arkansas in the early 1950's. The KKK was busy in this fictional town and had their way of "fixing" problems that arose. The public was brain washed and filled with fear; never daring to interfer with the actions. If you are interested in the realities of this time in history this book needs to be in your library. You might say it is a love story of a different kind.
January 4, 2023
Brilliant!
This is a book for everyone to read. It tears my heart apart to know the TRUE history of the Jim Crow South & to understand that even today our African American brothers & sisters are still trying to be heard. I had read Emmet Till years ago & just recently watched the series about the bravery of his Mother & how her strength & courage help bring about change.
The characters in this book were real to life. I was thrilled to read the last chapter though I won’t spoil anything by saying why! I was so hoping being a romantic that there were no barrier to keep Catherine & Jimmy being together as one, but many years make a difference.
I highly recommend this book to all readers. It is brilliant. You will cry many times but that is good because it causes use to use our voice & not just be a bystander.
This is a book for everyone to read. It tears my heart apart to know the TRUE history of the Jim Crow South & to understand that even today our African American brothers & sisters are still trying to be heard. I had read Emmet Till years ago & just recently watched the series about the bravery of his Mother & how her strength & courage help bring about change.
The characters in this book were real to life. I was thrilled to read the last chapter though I won’t spoil anything by saying why! I was so hoping being a romantic that there were no barrier to keep Catherine & Jimmy being together as one, but many years make a difference.
I highly recommend this book to all readers. It is brilliant. You will cry many times but that is good because it causes use to use our voice & not just be a bystander.
April 27, 2022
This is a story about a biracial love between Catherine and Jimmy . The story begins with Catherine telling her daughter Hannah she had something to tell her . A love that was forbidden in the South in the 1950s. The time of racial inequality and before the South changed. The time when blacks were hung for looking at a white woman. A time when they had different bathrooms and restaurants for negro people and white people. Heart breaking. You wanted to scream at these people and stay “stop”. How dare you”. I was disappointed in Catherine’s way she handled things knowing there would be consequences and saying it will be ok. The book was slow in the beginning. The ending left me saying “no this will not work “.
September 12, 2022
Slavery in any form is atrocious but needs to be heard.
I was born in 1950 in a small town in Vermont with no knowledge of the horror that was inflicted on Afo-Amercan people. I would like to think I learned something of their history but I haven't even come close. I came to a small college in Pennsylvania in the 1970's and always wondered why there were two dinning areas; one for blacks and one for whites. No one "had" to. The students just did it that way. It makes me sad now to understand some of the depth of what black people went through and why it is still ingrained even now. Crying through this story does not even cover it! Outrage, maybe. You will not be the same after you read this but there are some people who might not even be surprised.
I was born in 1950 in a small town in Vermont with no knowledge of the horror that was inflicted on Afo-Amercan people. I would like to think I learned something of their history but I haven't even come close. I came to a small college in Pennsylvania in the 1970's and always wondered why there were two dinning areas; one for blacks and one for whites. No one "had" to. The students just did it that way. It makes me sad now to understand some of the depth of what black people went through and why it is still ingrained even now. Crying through this story does not even cover it! Outrage, maybe. You will not be the same after you read this but there are some people who might not even be surprised.
January 2, 2023
Emotional read
This book was based in the beautiful state of Arkansas.. Mama Rae was my favorite character in this book, she was married to a racial fool that brought out the worse in her, I was so proud when she finally stood up for what she knew was right. I didn’t really agree with Catherine and James relationship, I understood his mothers fears, her son was smart, going to college, studying to be a lawyer, and she told them how she felt about their friendship from the start, and they also knew what would happen if anyone found out, but yet they still pursued each other romantically, i guess you can’t help who you love, but they definitely picked the wrong time to fall in love..
This book was based in the beautiful state of Arkansas.. Mama Rae was my favorite character in this book, she was married to a racial fool that brought out the worse in her, I was so proud when she finally stood up for what she knew was right. I didn’t really agree with Catherine and James relationship, I understood his mothers fears, her son was smart, going to college, studying to be a lawyer, and she told them how she felt about their friendship from the start, and they also knew what would happen if anyone found out, but yet they still pursued each other romantically, i guess you can’t help who you love, but they definitely picked the wrong time to fall in love..
April 14, 2018
A friend recommended Anne Moose and her book,' Arkansas Summer'. Wow, I was impressed by an interesting well written story about a dark time in American history. Although the novel takes place in 1986, the story is about a 'dark secret' in the Jim Crow South in 1955. I learned a great deal about the continuation of segregation and hate in the South.....we often think all that dissolved with the 'Emancipation Proclamation'.
I liked her characters but I often felt the dialogue was forced. I would recommend this book as well as her recommendations (in the Authors Notes) to further understand the time period and injustice of the South in the 195o's.
Enjoy the Moments
I liked her characters but I often felt the dialogue was forced. I would recommend this book as well as her recommendations (in the Authors Notes) to further understand the time period and injustice of the South in the 195o's.
Enjoy the Moments
April 8, 2018
Beautiful love story that depicts a young friendship turned into forbidden love!
Beautiful love story that depicts a young friendship turned into forbidden love! Well written and draws you into the time and the circumstances of racial inequality at the earliest time before the south had begun to change! You learn the characters and their good and or evil minds and hearts as well the love between two people who were truly meant to be!
Beautiful love story that depicts a young friendship turned into forbidden love! Well written and draws you into the time and the circumstances of racial inequality at the earliest time before the south had begun to change! You learn the characters and their good and or evil minds and hearts as well the love between two people who were truly meant to be!
June 2, 2023
A MUST read.....
It is a shame that more books are not written about how blacks were treated by evil white men, how our lawman and count systems were empowered to murder so many helpless and hopeless black families. What kind of mind does it take to enable one person to think he has more rights than another?
It is only by the work of the Devil that these evil hearts could have lived in men.
It is a shame that more books are not written about how blacks were treated by evil white men, how our lawman and count systems were empowered to murder so many helpless and hopeless black families. What kind of mind does it take to enable one person to think he has more rights than another?
It is only by the work of the Devil that these evil hearts could have lived in men.
July 19, 2018
A must read book, set in the south during the tumultuous 50's. A biracial love story set in the time of segregation. I truly enjoyed the story it kept me at the edge of my seat. Beautifully written and masterful storytelling by Anne Moose!
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December 7, 2022Excellent Read
Racism, Jim Crow laws, the sense of white entitlement are hard pills to swallow and it is hard to read the impact it made in peoples lives.
I thoroughly enjoyed Arkansas Summer especially the ending.
Racism, Jim Crow laws, the sense of white entitlement are hard pills to swallow and it is hard to read the impact it made in peoples lives.
I thoroughly enjoyed Arkansas Summer especially the ending.
December 31, 2022
Great book
Being from the south , I knew so much about how African Americans were treated. This book seemed so real as if I was living Catherine’s life. It hurt my heart to read parts of it knowing it was probably true in some persons life. Great book. I didn’t want it to end.
Being from the south , I knew so much about how African Americans were treated. This book seemed so real as if I was living Catherine’s life. It hurt my heart to read parts of it knowing it was probably true in some persons life. Great book. I didn’t want it to end.
July 23, 2018
Wow!
Wow! Just Wow! This book was so powerful. I couldn’t put it down. I learned soooo much. I am so glad I read it.
Wow! Just Wow! This book was so powerful. I couldn’t put it down. I learned soooo much. I am so glad I read it.
March 6, 2019
Outstanding!!
This book was a wonderful read. I'm mad that there are no more books by this author. If you are a fan of Historical books. This story will not disappoint. 👍👍👍👍👍
This book was a wonderful read. I'm mad that there are no more books by this author. If you are a fan of Historical books. This story will not disappoint. 👍👍👍👍👍
July 14, 2019
Bigotry exposed
An excellent book people's with close mind intimidated killed raped innocent because of their Skin color No.consciences peop!e turned a Blind eye to unjustice
An excellent book people's with close mind intimidated killed raped innocent because of their Skin color No.consciences peop!e turned a Blind eye to unjustice
June 14, 2022
Amazing storyline!
I read this book in two days. I could not put it down. Wonderful story of how true love doesn't see differences.
I read this book in two days. I could not put it down. Wonderful story of how true love doesn't see differences.
February 2, 2023
Couldn’t put it down, brought me to tears more than once. Not just the history of the time, but the stories woven in between. Highly recommend
July 25, 2023
gripping
Beautifully written about a very ugly time in our country and humanity's history !!! Very gripping and so hard to put down !!!
Beautifully written about a very ugly time in our country and humanity's history !!! Very gripping and so hard to put down !!!
December 10, 2023
Pretty good book. The story is heartbreaking and shows the evil of the south towards blacks and intermixing. The violence against black peoples. The cruelty and hatred. The evil devastation towards people their lives and homes. Ignorance and stupidity that made people think they were created better than another. The KKK. That was strong all the way through the 70’s. They were feared by everyone. And a lot of religious political and law enforcement was involved. Being black could easily get a person killed. The whites made and enforced their sinful behavior. This book goes along with what I grew up with. Nigger was a common name and racism was passed from parents to children. The story here is touching. Heartbreaking and true for many people. Whites and blacks didn’t mix. Didn’t associate and definitely didn’t show any type of feelings towards each other. A black man could die for just speaking to a white lady. Blacks were convicted of false crimes and lived in fear. This story tells it like it was and a young couple paid the price. You definitely couldn’t show any type of love towards a white person by black. The law meant nothing and blacks had no rights.
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