| Tomorrow's Bread Contributor(s): Mayhew, Anna Jean (Author), Johnson, Allyson (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1684417783 ISBN-13: 9781684417780 Publisher: HighBridge Audio OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Literary |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 5.6" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1961 Charlotte, North Carolina, the predominantly black neighborhood of Brooklyn is a bustling city within a city. Self-contained and vibrant, it has its own restaurants, schools, theaters, churches, and night clubs. There are shotgun shacks and poverty, along with well-maintained houses like the one Loraylee Hawkins shares with her young son, Hawk, her Uncle Ray, and her grandmother, Bibi. Loraylee's love for Archibald Griffin, Hawk's white father and manager of the cafeteria where she works, must be kept secret in the segregated South. Loraylee has heard rumors that the city plans to bulldoze her neighborhood, claiming it's dilapidated and dangerous. The government promises to provide new housing and relocate businesses. But locals like Pastor Ebenezer Polk, who's facing the demolition of his church, know the value of Brooklyn does not lie in bricks and mortar. Generations have lived, loved, and died here, supporting and strengthening each other. Yet street by street, longtime residents are being forced out. And Loraylee, searching for a way to keep her family together, will form new alliances-and find an unexpected path that may yet lead her home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mayhew, Anna Jean: - Anna Jean Mayhew's first novel, The Dry Grass of August, won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, and was a finalist for the Book Award from the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.Johnson, Allyson: - Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career in her hometown of Chicago as an Emmy Award-winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator in the New York City metropolitan area. |