Ibrahim, Laila
Golden Poppies: A Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9781542006446
- author:
- Ibrahim, Laila
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Lake Union Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 304
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Golden Poppies by Laila Ibrahim is a powerful novel about two generations of American women connected by their past and fighting for a brighter future. In 1894, Jordan Wallace and Sadie Wagoner embark on a journey that will test their courage, loyalty, and the ties that bind their families. Their paths converge years earlier, when their mothers formed an unlikely bond on a plantation in Virginia. Despite one being enslaved and the other the privileged daughter of the plantation's owner, they found strength in each other. Now, as Jordan's mother lies ill, Sadie leaves her disapproving husband to make the long train journey with her mother to Chicago. As racial divides and the injustices of the Gilded Age threaten to hold them back, the women must rely on each other more than ever. Their reunion is fraught with personal and political challenges, but it's also a chance for liberation and a brighter future.