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Dolen Perkins-Valdez
1) Balm
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Born with magical hands, Madge has the power to discern others' suffering. But to heal her own heart, she must face the women healers who rejected her as a child. Sadie can commune with the dead, but to do so she must make peace with her father. For Hemp, redemption is impossible until he's reunited with those taken from him. In the bitter aftermath of the Civil War, each has come to Chicago in search of a new life. And as a divided nation tries to...
2) Wench
Author
Language
English
Description
Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War. Situated in Ohio, this idyllic retreat is particularly nice in the summer when the Southern humidity is too much to bear. The main building, with its luxurious finishes, is loftier than the white cottages that flank it,but then again, the smaller structures are better positioned to catch any breeze that may come off the pond. And they provide more privacy, which...
3) Take my hand
Author
Language
English
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"Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench. Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she intends to help...
