If you enjoyed LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE or THE WALTONS, you will like this story. I listened to the unabridged version read by the author. Sometimes the author shouldn't be the one narrating the story, but in this case, I have to say, I really enjoyed her narration. Donna VanLiere put a lot of spirit into the tale. She did an excellent job with each of the characters.
The story takes place in the late 1940s in a time when there are few black people around Morgan Hill, Tennessee. So you can imagine the tension produced when a black family moves in to help with the tobacco. Tragedy strikes and little Milo is left without a home and without a family. Fran Gable has had a hard life. Fran was married to an alcoholic who drinks away each paycheck and then dies leaving her pregnant the sole support for her two children. But Milo needs a home, so Fran takes him in.
When I told someone about the story I was listening to, she thought it would be too sad to listen to. But I found it more inspiring than sad. Fran is a strong woman who just "does what is right" and keeps on going. Many of the town people help her in little ways that keeps the family going.
I want to listen to more stories by Donna VanLiere, and I would be pleased to think that she was the narrator.
The story takes place in the late 1940s in a time when there are few black people around Morgan Hill, Tennessee. So you can imagine the tension produced when a black family moves in to help with the tobacco. Tragedy strikes and little Milo is left without a home and without a family. Fran Gable has had a hard life. Fran was married to an alcoholic who drinks away each paycheck and then dies leaving her pregnant the sole support for her two children. But Milo needs a home, so Fran takes him in.
When I told someone about the story I was listening to, she thought it would be too sad to listen to. But I found it more inspiring than sad. Fran is a strong woman who just "does what is right" and keeps on going. Many of the town people help her in little ways that keeps the family going.
I want to listen to more stories by Donna VanLiere, and I would be pleased to think that she was the narrator.
