Come Through, Benitta: Seamstress On Fire

"Come Through, Benitta" is the anticipated sequel to Shirley Franklin's "Aunt Juicy's Wayward Family," continuing the saga of the fictional Bridge Family. In the first book, Benitta, along with her city-dwelling cousins, reluctantly spent summers with their assertive Aunt Juicy in the countryside-a tradition that persisted until Aunt Juicy's passing.

From her teenage years, Benitta exhibited a passion for sewing, often bringing more fabric and design materials than ready-made clothes on thes...