Quakertown (Paperback)
Paperback/Fiction 300 pages English Aug 04, 2017
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In Quakertown, Lee Martin travels back in time to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white brethren--and of the remarkable gardener who was asked to do the unimaginable. Based on the true story of a shameful episode in north Texas history, Quakertown draws on the rich texture of the South--the Pecan Creek running along the edges of Quakertown, the remarkable and rare white lilac, and the rising tensions marking each nod and greeting. With strength and a deep wisdom of heart, Martin carves out the delicate story of two families--one white and one black--and the child whose birth brought a gift of forgiveness. Suffused with Martin's deep compassion and profound humanity, Quakertown is an unforgettable novel from a master of American prose.
- Author:
- Lee Martin
- Publisher:
- Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt)
- Publication Date:
- Aug 04, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 300 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Fiction
- ISBN-10:
- 081425439X
- ISBN-13:
- 9780814254394