I requested and received an Egalley for this book from netgalley.com. And I am ever-thankful. It's one of the most beautifully written books I've read.
Mary Marcus' "Lavina" is a portrait of the shame of the times when Martin Luther King, Jr. was fighting to bring dignity and basic human rights to black citizens. It's a stirring novel of courage and heartbreak.
Sadly, as reading this perfectly written book, I paused to wonder just how far we've truly come.
I can't recommend it highly enough. If there were 10 stars available to give at review sites rather than only 5, ten is what I'd give it.
Disclaimer: an electronic arc of this book was provided by NetGalley.com. No review was promised and the above is my unbiased opinion.
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I have almost finished with my ARC of Lavina and I think it ranks up there with Kitchen House. I remember the times that she wrote about and it brought back memories. I moved when I was 12 into a different neighborhood and was shocked because the woman next door had a maid who came on a bus and only entered through the back door. My mother and I talked about it a lot. We both couldn't understand why she had to use the back door and my mother said how could she be so lazy as to have a maid!
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