The multiple award-winning bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club selection that brings Georgetown in Washington, DC, circa 1925 to life.
When the five-year-old girl Clara Bynum drowns in the Potomac River under the rock formation ‘Three Sisters,’ the community is deeply affected by this tragic loss.
Clarke compellingly describes the impact of Clara’s death on her family and neighborhood: her parents Alice and Willie, caught between their old rural life in North Carolina and the new city life; the loved ones in the Georgetown neighborhood; and especially Clara’s sister Johnnie Mae, who grows up amid grief and confusion.
This impressive debut offers a vivid portrait of the Washington community with engaging historical details and lyrical depth.
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