Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Coles, influential plantation proprietors who once owned her family. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Its 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Here's your chance to have lunch with your favorite author! On June 13th at Halls Signature Events, you'll enjoy three courses by Hall's executive chef Robyn Guisto, excellent company and a discussion of Deb Spera's new book. However, you may email Susan Lucas at or call (843) 303-1113 to see if additional seatings become available before the start of the event due to last minute cancellations.
"A mesmerizing Southern tale.Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored.Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series Luncheon Deb Spera Call Your Daughter Home Halls Signature Events at No. "Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company." Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood. These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and three women have come to a crossroads. About the Book Includes Reader's guide and Questions for discussion.īook Synopsis Featured on Oprah's Summer Reading Listįor readers of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce Southern women in an unforgettable story of motherhood and womanhood.
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