01740cam a2200301 4500 759501410 TxAuBib 20190814120000.0 190808s2019||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2019015545 9781432867041 lg. print : alk. paper 1432867040 lg. print : alk. paper KyBuM KyBuM TxGR TxAuBib Spera, Deb. Call your daughter home [Large Type Book] / Deb Spera. Large print ed. Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press/Gale, 2019. 511 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print basic. "A novel"--Cover. "In 1924, South Carolina and the surrounding region are still recovering from the boll weevil infestation that devastated both the land and the economy. Gertrude must choose to save her four daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta, who is navigating the harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, is still employed by the Coles, whose family once owned Retta's family. Annie Coles, matriarch of the Coles family, must come to terms with the terrible truth that has ripped them apart. Three women, who seemingly have nothing in common, unite to stand up to the terrible injustices that plague their small town, and find strength in the bond that ties women together"--Back cover. 20190814. African American women Fiction. Motherhood Fiction. Domestic relations Fiction. Thorndike Press large print basic. RV8