Mustard Seed

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The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home.Oberlin, Ohio, 1868 Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth s beloved nurse The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school.When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she s summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression For Lisbeth, it s a time for reconciliation For Jordan and Mattie, it s time for liberation.As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families and themselves from the past. Best Download [ Mustard Seed ] by [ Laila Ibrahim ] – kino-fada.fr I received this copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.Mustard seed is a wonderful novel that captured my heart This story conveys how people had created disparities between their skin color and how the slavery in past America had created a harsh background for the dark skinned people.The author has managed to express the strong bond between Lisbeth fair skinned and Mattie dark skinned and Lisbeth s bel...What an incredible book And I mean that sincerely I would give Mustard Seed 10 stars if I could This book is so apropos to what is going on in our country today It gave me a lot to think about personally and a huge amount of uncomfortableness I know that s not a word with the world I live in The story itself takes place in post Civil War in Ohio and Virginia thus showing the differen...This is the second book in the series after Yellow Crocus It s great to catch up with the family and how things are now When Lisbeth Johnson,who was born into privilege in the antebellum South is called back home by her mother she must go,her father is dying She is estranged from her family, their beliefs are not her own and she made a clean break when she married Her family believes in slavery and all that entails and she knows it s wrong Family is family though,blood is thicker than water This is the second book in the series after Yellow Crocus It s great to catch up with the family and how things are now When Lisbeth Johns...I enjoyed this follow up to Yellow Crocus While not as good as the first book, it was nice to catch up with the characters and see where they were post war It was interesting to read a story about the aftermath of the war and its effect on families who had members on both sides The book left me emotional, underst...I m so glad I read this book It was the perfect selection for Black History Month Given the subject matter, it s too uncomfortable for me to say I loved this book There are many difficult parts to the story, but the main theme is love and faith, which is what I enjoyed I also felt reading this story helped further my education and understanding of American history Although this is fiction, the story is not There are thousands of people whose story was told here I do not have a lot of ex I m so glad I read this book It was the perfect selection for Black History Month Given the subject matter, it s too uncomfortable for me to say I loved this book There are many difficult parts to the story, but the main theme is love and fait...Mustard SeedThis is a follow up to a two series The story is set in Richmond, VA during the 1800 s The Civil War has ended even though the slave holders in the South refused to admit defeat and follow the laws The protagonists are Elisabeth Lisbeth Johnson and her nurse maid...It was a page turner I get a bit distracted when they were talking about politics I wanted her to show little kindness to her parents but she had her reasons..As I turned the final page of this book, I know this book will long linger with me Now this is the second book in this series, and yes I recommend that you read Yellow Crocus , you won t be disappointed While this story brings our main characters back to Virginia the first book was during the Civil War and we followed them out.With this story the author has us returning to Virginia, and all the while I m screaming to myself No , I can just feel frightened for them, and yet I had no idea how As I turned the final page of this book, I know this book will long linger with me Now this is the second book in this series, and yes I recommend that you read Yellow Crocus , you won t be disappointed While this story brings our main characters back to Virginia the first book was during the Civil War and we followed them out.With this story the author has us returning to Virginia, and all the while I m screaming to myself No , I can just feel frightened for them, and yet I had no idea how bad it could be.Somehow all of our main characters from the first book end up back in Virginia, and we reunite with some of those that we would rather not see again Lisbeth and her Mattie are here along with their children, and we visit the Plantation that originally brought them together I loved Lisbeth s six year old Sadie when she pointed out the gr...Mustard Seed is the continuing story of Lizbeth and Mattie I would highly recommend reading Yellow Crocus to really understand this epic story This takes place after The Civil War where both Lizbeth and Mattie are facing different battles of their own You hear from two different perspectives being Lizbeth and Mattie s daughter Jordan The injustice these women...Mustard Seed is an emotional, captivating story of faith and family, and how those two things can help us through the darkest of times The book takes place three years after the end of the Civil War, and it is a stirring account of what conditions were like for former slaves and their owners at that time Three strong, brave, loving women are at the center of this story women who left the South before the ...

Mustard Seed
  • 04 September 2018
  • Paperback
  • 284 pages
  • 1542045568
  • Laila Ibrahim
  • Mustard Seed