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Title
The Two Lives of Sara - A Novel
The Two Lives of Sara - A Novel
Author
Catherine Adel West
Catherine Adel West
format
Hardback
Hardback
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20221124
20221124
Publisher
Park Row Books
Park Row Books
Description
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Ms. Magazine, The Root, Popsugar, Bustle, and many more!
"An utterly absorbing and dazzling novel aboutthe stories we tell to stay alive and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves."- Nancy Jooyoun Kim,New York TimesBestselling author ofThe Last Story of Mina Lee
In 1960sMemphis, ayoung mother finds refuge in a boardinghouse where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free.
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 bloomsbetween them, but secrets from Mama Sugar's past threaten their newfound happiness and lead Sara to make decisions that will reshape the rest of their lives.
With a charismatic cast of characters,The Two Lives of Sarais an emotional and unforgettable story of hope, the limitations of resilience and unexpected love.
"An utterly absorbing and dazzling novel aboutthe stories we tell to stay alive and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves."- Nancy Jooyoun Kim,New York TimesBestselling author ofThe Last Story of Mina Lee
In 1960sMemphis, ayoung mother finds refuge in a boardinghouse where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free.
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 bloomsbetween them, but secrets from Mama Sugar's past threaten their newfound happiness and lead Sara to make decisions that will reshape the rest of their lives.
With a charismatic cast of characters,The Two Lives of Sarais an emotional and unforgettable story of hope, the limitations of resilience and unexpected love.
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