Where the Ground Cries Out

By E M Jerkins

The year is 1955 and it's been sixteen years since Hannah's birth-mother, Hayley, gave her up to be raised by her best friend and her husband, Norma and Rayford Guiles. While the fact of her adoption was never withheld from Hannah, she has fully embraced Norma and Ray as her own mother and father, and their sons, Raymond, Gerald and Jordan as her own brothers. Yet, she has always felt like the black sheep of their family. As the little sister of three brothers, Hannah has grown up rough and tough much to Norma's dismay. And while Norma struggles with how to raise a young lady, Hannah seems even more headstrong to remain true to her tomboyish ways. At an age where she thinks she knows it all, Hannah is abruptly awakened to the extent of racism in America when the news of Emmett Till

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719845581
• ISBN13: 9781719845588
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"