

Henderson and several of the rednecks, Queen runs away and hides until the next morning tired and hungry, she returns home, only to be berated for her absence. After an unpleasant confrontation at the store with Mrs. Highly recommended to those who love a powerful story of hope and despair, with historical events woven into the fabric of the larger narrative. Queen and Davis start a friendship, which turns into romance and Queen becomes pregnant. She is my Grandmother, and Alexs story reminds me of a lot of my own. George Burns, "Where does the family start? A five-star, heart-wrenching, eye-opening story that conveys powerfully the traumas that formerly enslaved people and their descendants faced before, during, and after the Civil War. Researching one's family history and relaying the stories that one finds can be a complex task, one that is both daunting and rewarding.
