![]() ![]() This novel’s spiritual heart is found in the languorous south, the location of African Americans’ resistance to racismĪiley’s branch of the Garfields, numbered among the black Americans who migrated from southern states to Washington DC, are riven with societal anxiety over maintaining their middle-class status. On entering puberty, she becomes increasingly conscious of the family’s pretensions and hypocrisy, as well as her sexual abuse by a relative. The protagonist, Ailey Pearl Garfield, daughter of light-skinned parents who describes herself as a “gourd filled with secrets”, narrates as a reserved, watchful guide. Originating from Chicasetta, a fictitious town in Georgia, the Garfields are the book’s focus. ![]()
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