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The Knees Of Gullah Island
Dwight Fryer
Kimani Press Sepia
March 2008
On Sale: March 1, 2008
Featuring: Gillam Hale; Queen Esther
336 pages
ISBN: 0373831196
EAN: 9780373831197
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Romance Series | Romance Historical | Multicultural African-American
Gillam Hale was born to free parents, and his life was
untouched by slavery until his preacher father took him on
a trip to minister to the Virginia slaves. Gillam wants
beautiful Queen Esther from the moment he sees her, but
the only way to purchase her is by distilling illicit
whiskey-against his family's advice. Though Gillam
achieves his aim, his talent for making fine whiskey earns
the wrath of jealous white neighbors, who kidnap Gillam's
family and scatter them to plantations throughout the
South. Gillam escapes from his new owners, yet he can
never be truly free until he finds his lost loved ones,
and faces the legacy of his own rash decisions. The
Knees of Gullah Island follows Gillam, Queen Esther and
their son, Joseph, in the years surrounding the Civil War
and Reconstruction, when the destiny of a nation hung in
the balance. Filled with richly drawn characters and
details that bring the past to vibrant life, this is a
timeless story of love, loss, hope and rebirth.
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