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Publisher:
Bethany House |
Release
Date: 2004 |
ISBN:
0-7642-2703-3 |
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Format
Reviewed: Trade paperback |
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Genre:
Historical fiction |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Nancy Arant Williams |
Reviewer
Notes: Reviewer Nancy Williams is the author of over
100 published articles, essays, poems and short stories, including
several which have won awards. Her inspirational romance novels
are: "Coming Home to Mercy Street," "In the Company
of Angels," "In The Shadow of the Cherubim." |
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Together is All We Need
Shenandoah
Sisters series
By Michael Phillips
It's not right
for slaves and whites to associate, let alone call themselves a
family. Such is the rhetoric that abounds in the days following
the Civil War, when two girls, one white and one black, find themselves
in a struggle to survive. Their families were killed by marauders,
leaving them to fend for themselves. Katie Claiborne and Mayme Jukes
have, for two years, hidden the fact that they have no adult supervision.
They have brought in a cotton crop, made the plantation pay its
way, and kept a roof over five heads, all the while pretending Katie's
parents were alive.
But
all that changes when Katie's ruthless Uncle, Burchard Claiborne,
shows up, claiming he is the rightful heir to the land, and if it
becomes his, it will tear the little family apart, leaving everyone
but Katie homeless.
In a
warm and convincing tale, Michael Phillips brings to vivid life
the story of two memorable girls who have become like sisters and
who, in Christian love, have chosen to put the needs of others before
themselves. This one will steal your heart away.
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