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Within the shadow of a lynching tree, a field hand and his small son stand up against 1940s assumptions.
The NANDRIA Series by Mary Jane Nordgren:
NANDRIA'S WAR - The college-educated, daughter of a Black British diplomat arrives in rural Missouri in 1940 to introduce her bi-racial daughter to her white grandparents.
FLOAT - The adolescent daughter of the town nurse learns how deep love can reach with help from a Black teacher and a town willing to risk their lives to rescue her.
CAGED -In a small-town world of guilty secrets, July 4, 1940, was a day of fear as well as celebration.
EXHALATION - questions the long-held assumption that lynching does no harm to whites.
Praise for Mary Jane Nordgren: "Some very beautiful and naturalistic writing...not only do you have strong central characters, but you have also given a real richness and context to small characters." -Kay Snow Award judge
Other books by MaryJane Nordgren:
EARLY: Logging Tales Too Human to be Fiction
QUIET COURAGE
Please view: maryjanenordgren.com
