Read October 2021 - Zoom Reading Circle
This has been called an unforgettable story of motherhood and I would not argue with that assessment. The book is about three women whose lives become entwined in a small southern community as they struggle to keep their families together and fight against injustices - of all kinds. The 'voices' of these women do stand out. In fact, those in our book club who listened to the audiobook highly recommended that version for that very reason. I enjoyed the book but found myself so frustrated by it at times, too. I kept wanting Annie to wake up and realize what a beast her husband was. And Gertrude made me crazy. I loved Oretta, though. Note that this is an extremely heavy book...
Quotes from the book...
Worry is something I've never understood. What good does it do except drain possibility from the day?
Children are such a wave, the birthing and caring and rearing. When you're in the throes it all seems interminable. Then, whoosh, it's over. I don't know why I was surprised when the children grew up, but I was. I thought, in their youth, it would last forever. Now I see it was my own youth, not theirs that was speaking. The past is now and now and now.
Call Your Daughter Home Has Deep Roots in Real Life - NPR article
Deb Spera- Call Your Daughter Home
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