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I loved Miss Dawn for investing in Miriam’s daughters as if they were her own and loved the community that surrounded the North girls. She is greeted by her sister August who never left Memphis and lives in the house that her Mother’s husband built with his two hands before he was killed. Miriam finds herself escaping a violent partner and marriage with her two daughters, Joan and Mya, and with few choices open to her, she heads to Douglass, Memphis, Tennessee, to her family's ancestral home, built by her grandfather, a black detective, who was lynched, whilst her grandmother, Hazel, was pregnant.

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When a poison tide flowing across the ocean threatens their island, Roz works with the resident creatures to ensure that they will have clean water, but the destruction of vegetation and crowding of habitats jeopardize everyone’s survival.Bold and perceptive, this novel charges head on to confront topics such as racism, abuse, and family secrets. It feels chaotic through most of the story but this family puzzle does come together to confirm the strength of family, bonds between women, mothers protecting children, and neighbors helping neighbors.

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Our heroine, Imogene, is about to enter teenagehood and is struggling to be the prim and proper princess her mother expects of her. Imogene will not consider putting someone else at risk, except maybe the unscrupulous actor who refuses to take Imogene home, instead making her the talking-frog star of his traveling show.Memphis has no shortage of hardship and tragedy as the women and girls contend with challenges in life, but it also shows the power of family bonds and strong community, and has some hopefulness. Also Ned’s strange redemption/exposition that came in the final few chapters felt ridiculous and out of character. Joan’s sister Mya is the only female member of the tight family group not to have her own chapters, while the other key characters are Miriam’s husband Jaxson (who serves in the Marines including in the Gulf) and Derek August’s son.