In Spirit & Truth
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
IN SPIRIT & TRUTH is a story of race, love, social pressure, and personal change, across multiple cultures. Bobby Johnson's family was part of the great northern migration of the 1950s, seeking a better life and dependable work in Michigan's then-booming auto industry. During the annual layoff for model-year changeover and at every other opportunity, however, the family returns home to rural Alabama, to live with Bobby's grandparents. Amid the racial tensions of the summer of 1963, 10-year-old Bobby meets Millicent Cummins (Mercy), a 9-year-old African-American girl. The novel follows their secret and unlikely relationship through three tumultuous decades.
Customer Reviews
Profoundly moving
Reading this book was a profoundly moving experience for me because, although the main plot line is created, much of the background stories are real and I experienced them along with this author (my brother). He helped me to understand our growing up time much better.