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Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?

GerryD — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:43:10 +0000

Definitely! It’s an engaging read with realistic characters and events. More importantly, it’s a story that needs telling, exploring issues of colorism within the Black community as well as racism in the larger society of the 1950s, which continues to the present day.

Reply To: Which charcter did you connect with more?

Priya — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:31:48 +0000

True! Ruby’s goal was independence. Eleanor’s was to forge a good life for herself through marrying well and then fitting in!

Reply To: The ending!

Priya — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:29:33 +0000

Oh I agree! With the daughter demanding answers and Ruby back in their life, a sequel is definitely possible!

Reply To: The ending!

Jaci — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:11:16 +0000

Yes, but no. I felt it answered the question, but I really want to know what happens next! Epilogue please. Sequel?

Reply To: Were you surprised by the connection?

Jaci — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:07:54 +0000

I knew there had to be a connection. I thought I figured it out, but the ending still surprised me. It was so abrupt. I really wanted another chapter or two.

Reply To: Which charcter did you connect with more?

Jaci — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:05:07 +0000

I connected to both, but I like Ruby more. Ruby was tough and determined to make her way out of the poverty cycle. Eleanor appears as a very typical 1950’s college student, more determined to get a MRS. than a degree. Marriage will improve her social status. The hardships of Ruby builds her strength. Eleanor’s miscarriages delete her strength. It was such a powerful book with the duel stories. I liked the ending. There was a connection between Rudy and Eleanor, which I’d been looking foras I read.

The ending!

Priya — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:08:12 +0000

Did you like the final scene in the book?

Reply To: Were you surprised by the connection?

Priya — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:06:42 +0000

I guessed this would be the connection about half way through but the way it happened was interesting.

Reply To: Which charcter did you connect with more?

Priya — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:04:38 +0000

I did connect with both but Ruby was just that bit more relatable with her struggle. She had no one in her corner unlike Eleanor who had William in her life.

Reply To: Should this book stay on the list?

Jaci — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:23:34 +0000

I enjoyed reading this one. I have visited both Philadelphia and Washington DC, so I liked the locations. 1950’s America was so different for black Americans than today. I liked that as a reader I could see the differences in wealth, status, and potential. While so many novels seem stereotypical of that generation, this one did not. It was raw and heartbreaking. Definitely keep for the 1950’s.