Gathering of waters
Title
:
Gathering of waters
Author
:
McFadden, Bernice L.
ISBN
:
9781617750328
Publication Information
:
New York : Akashic Books, c2012.
Physical Description
:
252 p. ; 22 cm.
Personal Subject
:
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955-Fiction.
Subject Term
:
African Americans -- Crimes against -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
African American teenage boys -- Crimes against -- Fiction.
Racism -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
Hate crimes -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Mississippi -- Race relations -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
The story is narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi. Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fanstasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the waters of the Tallahatchie River and the two lovers are reunited.--Publisher's description.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
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| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | FICTION MCF | Fiction Collection |