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In Quakertown, Lee Martin travels back in time to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white brethren--and of the remarkable gardener who was asked to do the unimaginable.
Based on the true story of a shameful episode in north Texas history, Quakertown draws on the rich texture of the South--the Pecan Creek running along the edges of Quakertown, the remarkable and rare white lilac, and the rising tensions marking each nod and greeting. With strength and a deep wisdom of heart, Martin carves out the delicate story of two families--one white and one black--and the child whose birth brought a gift of forgiveness.
Suffused with Martin's deep compassion and profound humanity, Quakertown is an unforgettable novel from a master of American prose.
Based on the true story of a shameful episode in north Texas history, Quakertown draws on the rich texture of the South--the Pecan Creek running along the edges of Quakertown, the remarkable and rare white lilac, and the rising tensions marking each nod and greeting. With strength and a deep wisdom of heart, Martin carves out the delicate story of two families--one white and one black--and the child whose birth brought a gift of forgiveness.
Suffused with Martin's deep compassion and profound humanity, Quakertown is an unforgettable novel from a master of American prose.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Martin, Lee
- ISBN: 9780814254394
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.68
- Number Of Pages: 300
- Publication Year: 2017