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Robin Miles
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Adenrele Ojo
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Brittany Pressley
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Written by:
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Deb Spera
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Featured on Oprah's Summer Reading List
For readers and listeners of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce Southern women in an unforgettable story of motherhood and womanhood.
It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina, and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home. These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood.
"Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company." (O, The Oprah Magazine)
"A mesmerizing Southern tale.... Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored." (Lisa Wingate, New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Yours)
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- KaremKolkman
- 2021-10-09
What a great listen and read!
This book is wonderful! One of my favourites !
I purchased the book for my own daughter ❤
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- Sara M
- 2021-01-24
Phenomenal
An intriguing listen. Couldn't put it down. The narrators were fantastic & really allowed the listener to feel the emotions. Fantastic.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-06-27
I did not want the story to end
Just finished this wonderfully written and narrated book. I could not stop listening. It pulls you in and you just want more. The narrators did an amazing job bringing the charterers to life. I highly recommend this listen.
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- Leslie Stoesz
- 2023-06-12
One of the best books yet
Loved this story very much, the writing was incredible and the narration made you feel like you were part of the story
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-07-01
Breathtaking
A perfect 5/5! The narration is bar none.
Extremely hard to put down. A must read for sure.
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- Jean Anne Ross
- 2022-09-04
I did not want to say goodbye ..
.. to Gertrude, Retta and Annie. Their stories transported me body and soul to 1924 South Carolina. Their stories will sit with you long after you finish the book. ♥️
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- Susan Mawdsley
- 2022-07-21
Great story and fabulous narration
I listen to this over the course of 24 hours as I became totally immersed in the story and the characters. The narration was absolutely brilliant.
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- Diane T.
- 2022-12-12
Perfection
The story line was excellent. We were give lots of delicious sideline
details that added so much to the story line. The reader brought the story to life with the accent. Perfectly presented
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- Zena Burgess
- 2021-09-08
wonderful book!
great story that keeps you wanting more! I wish there were more to listen to!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-10-10
Keep listening
The opening chapter of this book is raw and hard to listen to. But, keep going. The story is worth it.
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