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Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous summer in 1995, the story follows ten-year-old Joan and her family as they escape her father's violence, returning to her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. This house carries a painful history, linked to Joan's grandfather, who was the first Black detective in the city and was lynched by his peers. As Joan confronts her past, including a cousin who once harmed her, she channels her emotions into art, sketching the women around her and uncovering deeper family secrets and curses.
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Memphis, Tara M. Stringfellow
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- Memphis
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tara M. Stringfellow
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN13
- 9780593230503
- Series
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous summer in 1995, the story follows ten-year-old Joan and her family as they escape her father's violence, returning to her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. This house carries a painful history, linked to Joan's grandfather, who was the first Black detective in the city and was lynched by his peers. As Joan confronts her past, including a cousin who once harmed her, she channels her emotions into art, sketching the women around her and uncovering deeper family secrets and curses.