Beginning with Cannonballs

By Jill McCroskey Coupe

In the 1940s, in segregated Knoxville, Tennessee, Gail (white) and Hanna (black) shared a crib in Gail's parents' house, where Hanna's mother, Sophie, was the live-in maid. When the girls were four, Sophie taught them to swim, and soon they were gleefully doing cannonballs off the diving board, playing a game they'd invented based on their favorite Billie Holiday song.
By the time they're both in college, however, the two friends have lost touch with each other. A reunion in Washington, DC, sought by Gail but resented by Hanna, sets the tone for their relationship from then on. Careers, marriage, and a tragic death further strain the already complicated friendship. Can these lifelong friends find a way to move forward, or will they remain mired in the past?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631528483
• ISBN13: 9781631528484
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"