Sara Loyster recommends
'Til All These Things Be Done (2022)
Suzanne Moyers
"This riveting tale set in East Texas in the early 1920s, when the Ku Klux Klan held sway and only '100% Americans' were treated with dignity, is the story of Leola, a character inspired by the author's grandmother. From an early age, Leola resolves to stand up against the cruel treatment of Blacks and other minorities. Sent with her young sisters to a home for orphans when her mother dies in the Spanish flu epidemic and her father disappears, Leola confronts sexual abuse, along with other indignities. Told in lively and authentic colloquial speech, Leola's story will reverberate with readers in today's world."
