5.0 out of 5 stars An American Classic in Our Time
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
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Set in 1970 Georgia, where the unspeakable days of slavery were taboo to speak about yet still existed with raw emotions. Blacks “free to live” in fear, while resentment festered like an open wound. The tension Hartney creates throughout her historical novel is palpable, while described beneath a thin veil of Southern gentility and a splash of cool sweet tea. Her powerful prose thrusts the reader into American issues most don’t want to face racism, slavery, rape, infidelity, sexuality, guns and murder.
Letta is the heroine, Janie and Elijiah are the hope for a more peaceful future.
Nancy Hartney has created a masterpiece with panoramic description and picture-perfect details of characters’ gestures and dialog.
I thoroughly enjoyed.
Nancy Hartney 
Wonderful review and well-deserved.
Beautifully said. She touched all the bases and hit a homer with this description of the book.