Is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued their small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home. Retta, who works for the Coles family, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. She has been published in Garden and Gun, Sixfold, The Wascana Review, Pennsylvania English and L.A. Call Your Daughter Home book by Deb Spera Buy 2 Get 1: Kids and YA books Get Promo Code & Details ISBN: 0544336267 The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet, 1) (Book 1 in the The Giver Series) by Deb Spera See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 8.29 - 9.19 Paperback 6.39 - 16.37 Library Binding 7. It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to keep her daughters safe. Deborah Spera is a two-time nominee and finalist for the Kirkwood literary prize as well as The Montana Prize in Fiction.
, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce and unforgettable Southern women. "A mesmerizing Southern tale.Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored." Spera spent eight years at Showtime, where she oversaw movies such as The Baby Dance (written and directed by Jane Anderson), Wild Iris, 12 Angry Men. "Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company."
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