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Author:

McFadden, Bernice L.

Title:

Gathering of waters / by Bernice L. McFadden.

Publisher:

Akashic Books,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

252 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Till, Emmett,--1941-1955--Fiction.
Mississippi--Fiction.
African Americans--Crimes against--Mississippi--Fiction.
African American families--Fiction.
Mississippi--Race relations--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

The story is narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi. Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fanstasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the waters of the Tallahatchie River and the two lovers are reunited.--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

161775031X (pbk.)
9781617750311 (pbk.)
1617750328
9781617750328

OCLC:

(OCoLC)709680952

LCCN:

2011923109

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)