A Sunday in June: A Novel

The 20th century has just begun in the South and slavery still haunts. In a deep-woods region of Alabama, the tightening noose of Jim Crow is a rude indication of what white people really think of black people's 'freedom.' Still, the black population of Johnson Creek, Alabama, manages to live their lives with abiding faith and hope. The Mobleys—Frank and Joy—are among those who have pinned high hopes both on the future, and on their three daughters, Grace, Mary Nell, and Eva—hopes for good ...