But the Morning Will Come (e-bog) af Sumner, Cid Ricketts
Sumner, Cid Ricketts

But the Morning Will Come e-bog

48,96 DKK
Originally published in 1949, this book tells the story of a Southern white girl and her reaction when she discovers that her unborn child will inherit Negro blood.Bentley Carr grew up without knowing she was a very pretty girl. Daughter of a seamstress in a Mississippi town, she felt overwhelmed when she became the bride of Philip Churston of Cedar Bluff plantation. She was happy when she knew s…
Originally published in 1949, this book tells the story of a Southern white girl and her reaction when she discovers that her unborn child will inherit Negro blood.Bentley Carr grew up without knowing she was a very pretty girl. Daughter of a seamstress in a Mississippi town, she felt overwhelmed when she became the bride of Philip Churston of Cedar Bluff plantation. She was happy when she knew she was to bear him a child. Happy-until she discovered why the whisper ran about the Churstons: a strain of Negro blood in the family! That was why Philip was cold to the coming heir; why there were never any visitors at Cedar Bluff. Her dilemma faced her starkly: must she, too, learn to live a lie?"e;Grace in the writing, warm appreciation of the emotional involvements, and of the relationship between background and action...."e;-W. K. Rugg, Christian Science Monitor
E-bog 48,96 DKK
Forfattere Sumner, Cid Ricketts (forfatter)
Udgivet 07.02.2017
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781787203884

Originally published in 1949, this book tells the story of a Southern white girl and her reaction when she discovers that her unborn child will inherit Negro blood.Bentley Carr grew up without knowing she was a very pretty girl. Daughter of a seamstress in a Mississippi town, she felt overwhelmed when she became the bride of Philip Churston of Cedar Bluff plantation. She was happy when she knew she was to bear him a child. Happy-until she discovered why the whisper ran about the Churstons: a strain of Negro blood in the family! That was why Philip was cold to the coming heir; why there were never any visitors at Cedar Bluff. Her dilemma faced her starkly: must she, too, learn to live a lie?"e;Grace in the writing, warm appreciation of the emotional involvements, and of the relationship between background and action...."e;-W. K. Rugg, Christian Science Monitor