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Quakertown
Quakertown
Author: Lee Martin
In Quakertown, Lee Martin's eagerly awaited first novel, Martin travels back to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white brethren-and of the remarkable gardener who was asked to do the unimaginable. — Based on the true story of a shameful episode in north Texas's history, Quakerto...  more » draws on the rich texture of the South-the Pecan Creek running along the edges of Quakertown, the remarkable and rare white lilac, and the rising tensions marking each nod and greeting. With strength and a deep wisdom of heart Martin carves out the delicate story of two families-one white and one black-and the child whose birth brought a gift of forgiveness.
ISBN-13: 9780525945833
ISBN-10: 0525945830
Publication Date: 6/1/2001
Pages: 289
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Publisher: Dutton Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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