![]() ![]() She saves the lives of both Gertrude and Annie. ![]() Oretta, in particular, relies on her strong faith to always do the right thing even if it goes against the popular thinking of the day. But the women in the story show such amazing strength. ![]() This is not an easy book to read because of the child, spousal and racial abuses that the characters have endured. ![]() It’s told through the voices of three women: Gertrude Pardee, mother to four girls under the age of 15, married to an abusive husband who drinks away any money they might use for the essentials of life Oretta Bootles, a Black woman who lives in Shake Rag, works for the wealthiest family in town and loves her husband with all her heart and Annie Coles, owner of a local garment company and wife to Edwin, an influential plantation proprietor. The story takes place in 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina, shortly after the region’s economy was decimated by a boll weevil infestation. I’m Betty Martin with "Martin’s Must Reads" and those are the first lines to Deb Spera’s novel Call Your Daughter Home. You got to watch for the weakness, and take your shot to the back of the head. “It’s easier to kill a man than a gator, but it takes the same kind of wait. ![]()
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