Catherine Adel West
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A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free. Sara King has nothing, save for her secrets and the baby in her belly, as she boards the bus to Memphis, hoping to outrun her past in Chicago. She is welcomed with open arms by Mama Sugar, a kindly matriarch and owner of the popular boardinghouse The Scarlet Poplar....
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Ruby King's mother is murdered in Chicago's South Side, and the police believe it is just another act of violence in a black neighbourhood. Ruby is left living with her violent father, and her best friend Layla is the only one who understands how this puts Ruby in jeopardy. Layla's father, the pastor of their church, orders Layla to stay away. In a mission to save Ruby, Layla unveils the murky loyalties and threatening secrets that have tied their...
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