Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses deeply felt a sorrowful anguish and...
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Author: DeRamus, BettySummary:Genre: History and geography -
Author: Chesnutt, Charles W.Summary:
When former Confederate officer Colonel French returns to his North Carolina hometown after building his fortune in the North, he is a new man. He intends to create better economic conditions for...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Williams, MaiyaSummary:Thirteen-year-old Rowan and his eleven-year-old sister Nina, still bereft by the death of their mother the year before, experience an unusual adventure through time when they come to stay with...
Genre: Historical fiction, War fiction -
Author: Stross, CharlesSummary:
Stross offers a Kafkaesque tale in which a man, Robin, awakes in a clinic with severe memory loss. Finding himself targeted by a deadly opponent, Robin takes a calculated gamble and volunteers to...
Genre: Science fiction -
Author: Norman-Bellamy, KendraSummary:
Essie Mae Richardson means the world to the residents of the Braxton Park subdivision. So when she dies, all the hard work she did to rebuild fraying relationships and bolster broken families...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: McCann, Timmothy B.Summary:
Joi Weston was once a popular television actress. Now she feels forgotten as offers of acting jobs disappear, and her husband immerses himself in a political career. Young writer Michael Brockmeir...
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Author: Monroe, MarySummary:Mama Ruby stole her best friend's baby girl, ran off to Florida, and raised her as her own. Maureen is the center of Mama Ruby's world, and she will do anything to protect her and their life...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Weber, CarlSummary:
Kevin's got the good looks; Antoine's got the heart and soul; Tyrone's got the skills; and Maurice has all the heartless player moves -- but not one of them has a good woman in his life (not...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Ray, FrancisSummary:
Mother Ruth aims to marry off her last bachelor son. But Pierce Grayson isn't interested in being tied down--until he meets Broadway actress Sabra Raineau. Suddenly, marriage might be impossible...
Genre: Erotic fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Tyree, OmarSummary:
Ivan David is an accountant slowly growing fed up with his rich, spoiled clientele. He has a plan to promote business networking parties, but when he meets local diva Lucina Gallo, his simple plan...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Monroe, MarySummary:
After Othella--the daughter of the town tramp in Shreveport, Louisiana--convinces her to give her baby away, fifteen-year-old Ruby Jean Upshaw runs away to New Orleans, where nothing can quell her...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Robinson, RandallSummary:Makeda Gee Florida Harris March is a proud matriarch, the anchor and emotional bellwether who holds together a hard-working African American family living in 1950s Richmond, Virginia. Lost in...
Genre: Bildungsromans -
Author: Thompson, M. DionSummary:
Skip lost his parents in a car accident when he was just a boy, and since then Grandma Sarah's been watching over him. Now he has a chance to leave the cotton fields of Texas behind and travel to...
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Author: Weatherford, Carole BostonSummary:Jesse Owens grew up during an age when segregation laws forced him to eat at separate restaurants and stay at different hotels. But Jesse never let it slow him down while setting world records and...
Genre: Juvenile nonfiction -
Author: Tattersall, IanSummary:
An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum...
Genre: Food and drink, History and geography