Amid the tumult of a quickly changing nation, their destiny depends on what they’re willing to risk for liberation. Their courage, their loyalty, and the ties that bind their families will be tested. But the reunion between two families is soon fraught with personal and political challenges.Īs the harsh realities of racial divides and the injustices of the Gilded Age conspire to hold them back, the women find they need each other more than ever. With Jordan’s mother on her deathbed, Sadie leaves her disapproving husband to make the arduous train journey with her mother to Chicago. There, Jordan’s and Sadie’s mothers developed a bond stronger than blood, despite the fact that one was enslaved and the other was the privileged daughter of the plantation’s owner. But years ago, their families intertwined on a plantation in Virginia. Two thousand miles away, Sadie, the white wife of an ambitious German businessman, lives in more tolerant Oakland, California. Jordan, a middle-aged black teacher, lives in segregated Chicago. Jordan Wallace and Sadie Wagoner appear to have little in common. From the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus and Mustard Seed comes the empowering novel of two generations of American women connected by the past and fighting for a brighter future.
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