ISBN: 9780991408528 - calling the circle (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A prequel to Hungry Mother Creek, set in Oriental, N.C in 1914. It follows the story of Vivi, who's going through the motions of her life and marriage, until she meets Adelaide, a singer from Boston who comes to town on a showboat. Adelaide introduces her to women's suffrage, racial justice and broadens Vivi's definition of love. Chapawee, a Native American who lives on Hungry Mother Creek, invites Vivi and her mother to join her women's circle. Vivi is intrigued by the opportunity to find wisdom by speaking her truth and connecting to other women, and immediately accepts the invitation. Chapawee is called to teach the tradition of the women's circle before she dies. She also desires peace and simplicity in her elder years, but this is shattered when an influential townswoman targets her because of the remedy she's been quietly selling to local women. Suddenly Chapawee's freedom and home are threatened.Can Chapawee and her circle survive the unfair treatment and harassment?How will Vivi balance her marriage and teaching, with suffrage work and her relationship with Adelaide? Her marriage gives her roots. Adelaide gives her wings. Which will she chose.…