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Before the Leaves Fall

Before the Leaves Fall

Thomas, Lenward E.

Hardcover

General Parenting

ISBN10: 1418478148
ISBN13: 9781418478148
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Nov 25 2004
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the Leaves Fall is a novel set in eastern North Carolina during the depression years. Leaves is about a family struggling under adverse condition through hard work, sacrifices and a strong desire for dedication to family. They learn to endure hardships as they struggle with the fear tactics of the Ku Klux Klan in their community Willie Mae, a biracial infant, is thrusts into the arms of a mother who later dies, leaving her at an early age to assume the full responsibility of raising three siblings. To survive the social struggles, Willie Mae is blessed later with a biracial stepmother who teaches her the graces to overcome prejudices in a mixed society. Love between Willie Mae and Jed-a white neighbor, is a reminder that love is possible at any time, or age, and under all situations.. A strong dedication to bring two families together resonates throughout the novel and demonstrates there is no limit what love can accomplish.

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