Marked By Fire Author:Joyce Carol Thomas Fire is Warm — Abyssinia Jackson grew up under a vast Oklahoma sky shaded with pecan trees and dotted by endless rows of cotton-pickers cotton. She had the gift of song, a storyteller's talent, the love of her parents, and the affection and pride of her community. — Fire Can Burn — Then a tornado hits and drives Abby's family apart. A... more » deranged neighbor targets her for a campaign of vengeful terror. And a vicious physical assault all but breaks her will.
Marked by Fire
In a triumphant story of faith and fortitude, Abby emerges clearly as a young woman who faces pain and joy with the dignity of her heritage and the determination of spirit.
Joyce Carol Thomas's beautifully written first novel, a 1983 National Book Award winner, remains as poignant and moving today as it was 25 years ago when it was first published.« less
This book connects one with their ancestoral history. It showed the life of a black female and her mother in a real community. Set in the 1950's it covers a rich twenty year span. I couldn't stop reading it!