Quakertown

In Quakertown, Lee Martin travels back in time 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 history, Quakertown 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.

Suffused with Martin's deep compassion and profound humanity, Quakertown is an unforgettable novel from a master of American prose.


Author: Lee Martin
Publisher: Mad Creek Books
Published: 08/04/2017
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780814254394
ISBN10: 081425439X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | African American & Black | General
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Historical | General

About the Author
Lee Martin was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for The Bright Forever and is author of the novels River of Heaven, Break the Skin, and Late One Night.

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