The two lives of Sara
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(Toronto, ON) : Park Row Books, 2022.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Public Library - Diversity - Main Library | FIC WES | On Shelf |
| Norman Williams Public Library - Fiction - 1st Floor | WEST, C. | On Shelf |
| Royalton Memorial Library - Fiction - Main Library | F WES | On Shelf |
| Springfield Town Library - Fiction - 1st Floor | FIC WES | On Shelf |
| Waterbury Public Library - Fiction - 2nd Floor | FICTION WEST, C. | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Boardinghouses -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Fiction.
Civil rights movement -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Fiction.
Nineteen sixties -- Fiction.
Novels.
Single mothers -- Fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Tennessee -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Boardinghouses -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Fiction.
Civil rights movement -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Fiction.
Nineteen sixties -- Fiction.
Novels.
Single mothers -- Fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Tennessee -- Fiction.
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Published
(Toronto, ON) : Park Row Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free.
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Sara King has nothing, save for her secrets and the baby in her belly, as she boards the bus to Memphis, hoping to outrun her past in Chicago. She is welcomed with open arms by Mama Sugar, a kindly matriarch and owner of the popular boardinghouse The Scarlet Poplar. Like many cities in early 1960s America, Memphis is still segregated, but change is in the air. News spreads of the Freedom Riders. Across the country, people like Martin Luther King Jr. are leading the fight for equal rights. Black literature and music provide the stories and soundtrack for these turbulent and hopeful times, and Sara finds herself drawn in by conversations of education, politics and a brighter tomorrow with Jonas, a local schoolteacher. Romance blooms between them, but secrets from Mama Sugar's past threaten their newfound happiness with Sara and Jonas soon caught in the crosshairs, leading Sara to make decisions that will reshape the rest of their lives.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
West, C. A. (2022). The two lives of Sara (First edition.). Park Row Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Catherine Adel. 2022. The Two Lives of Sara. Park Row Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Catherine Adel. The Two Lives of Sara Park Row Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)West, Catherine Adel. The Two Lives of Sara First edition., Park Row Books, 2022.
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