I LOVED this book! I have a sort of sad fascination with this period of southern history - this shameful time in our not-so-distant past where the races were legally kept separate by Jim Crow laws in the South. When people, both black and white, finally were able to start breaking down these artificial barriers society had created and the horrible violence that was perpetrated by some southerners - especially awful because justice was usually not met despite good evidence and general knowledge of what had occurred.
This period of time - the early 60s in Jackson, MIssissippi, the city where Medgar Evars was blatantly, horribly murdered - is portrayed in this book from the perspectives of three women, two black housekeepers and one white woman who aspires to be a writer. She wants to write a book about "Domestic houseservants & their white employers" and persuades one woman to write about her own experiences of raising white children, in particular.
There were laugh-out-loud, as well as heartbreaking moments in this book, but all-in-all it was a very edifying experience! Highly recommended!
This period of time - the early 60s in Jackson, MIssissippi, the city where Medgar Evars was blatantly, horribly murdered - is portrayed in this book from the perspectives of three women, two black housekeepers and one white woman who aspires to be a writer. She wants to write a book about "Domestic houseservants & their white employers" and persuades one woman to write about her own experiences of raising white children, in particular.
There were laugh-out-loud, as well as heartbreaking moments in this book, but all-in-all it was a very edifying experience! Highly recommended!
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