The orphan mother a novel
In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock the "Widow of the South," has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But changes are sweeping through the South, the town, and for Mariah. When her grown so...
| Main Author: | Hicks, Robert, 1951- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Grand Central Publishing,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock the "Widow of the South," has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But changes are sweeping through the South, the town, and for Mariah. When her grown son Theopolis decides to speak at a political rally in town, a riot breaks out and he is murdered as he approaches the podium. Mariah must confront her own difficult truths-- and the conspiracy that resulted in her son's death may determine the fate of Tennessee itself. |
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| Physical Description: |
312 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
0446581763 9780446581769 |
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