Flowers in the Snow
By Danielle Stewart
- Release Date: 2015-01-22
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
In the 1960s, Edenville, North Carolina is full of rules. Sagging under the weight of racism and segregation the small community finds itself at a dangerous tipping point. Eleven-year-old Betty Grafton believes the world is fair. She knows there are worse places to live than Edenville. Unaware of the wars waging around her, she spends her days patting horses in the field and running errands for her mother. The world she doesn’t see, full of turmoil and unrest, is hiding just below the surface. One day, she has no choice but to see what’s been right in front of her all along. Alma knows where to walk. She knows who to talk to and which fountain she can drink out of. Her mother, Winnie, spares no opportunity to remind her how dangerous it is to be a little black girl in the South. When a chance encounter puts Betty face to face with the peril that exists in her own hometown, everything she knows turns upside down. The world isn’t as fair or safe as she’d imagined. Her family is the Klan. Her friends are the enemy. And nothing makes sense anymore. Although the world demands they stay apart, Alma and Betty forge a secret friendship. One that could cost them their lives.
Reviews
I Couldn’t Imagine
5By The Thrill is StolenI am so glad I read this emotionally charged story. I felt a lot of it and in this felt like I was living in it. A roll of toilet paper later and plenty of shed tears it felt good to read the emotional side of such a horrible time in this world. Cheers to the writer for touching my heart and soul!Amazing
5By IwannaBmeI enjoyed how the story unfoldedSo touching and beautiful
5By MMLLGrandmaThis story is told simply and beautifully. It’s a must read for everyone.Flowers in the snow.
5By eggmeon18What a book! My heart broke at the cruel people,family’s and how people were so mean both white and black. It was a amazing story.This Book Is More Important Today Than In 2015
5By ContrarieA fictional account of the history of racism in the US has affected me just as much as Caste, The Color of Law, The Yellow Wife, How to Be An AntiRacist have. It was enjoyable in the same way as The Warmth of Other Suns was for me. I’m a privileged white woman who is pretty far along on the journey to become an effective anti racism activist. Reading this just spurs me on and I think other white people would enjoy a non-political read about Jim Crow and the shame of that systemically racist culture. I couldn’t put it down. I wouldn’t change a word.Loved it
5By brightlitThis book takes Betty back to her childhood. It was a great read. I cried during some chapters. The book paints a dark picture of life in the south in the 60’s. You tend to think a small southern town would have been more immune to the racism, not the center of it. It was an ugly time in America, yet 3 children found a way through it to love and forgiveness.Flowers in the Snow
5By Ralphnun1Unbelievable that people actually had to live with such hatred. Very well told.Flowers in the Snow
5By Fan from AZTook a while to set up, so glad I stuck with it.Flowers in the snow
4By Dee3636It was a good read & I enjoyed it.Flowers in the snow
5By Just Jill's JotsAwesome read! The author not only made this time period come alive, she had me at the edge of my seat all the way to the end of the book.