388 records matched your query
02857aam a2200469 i 4500 001 EF94C80035B011EEA7DDB3DB4DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230808010040 007 ta 008 230425s2023 nyua 000 1 eng 010 $a 2023016984 020 $a 1250872057 020 $a 9781250872050 035 $a (OCoLC)1338299514 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3610.O5846 $b P43 2023 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23/eng/20230425 100 1 $a Jones, Anita Gail, $e author. 245 14 $a The peach seed / $c Anita Gail Jones. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Henry Holt and Company, $c 2023. 300 $a 438 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent. Before Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on his thirteenth birthday. Giving one to Altovise initiated a break in tradition, irrevocably shaping the lives of generations of Dukeses. Recently, Fletcher has made do on his seven acres with his daughter Florida's check-ins, his drop biscuits, and his faithful dog. But as he begins to reckon with long-ago choices, he finds he isn't the only one burdened with unspoken truths. An indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a African American families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Man-woman relationships $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Older people $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 941 $a 11 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044748.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240127012428.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20231212011132.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20231114011047.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20231109010539.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230906010106.0 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20230902015211.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20230902011606.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20230902011302.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230902010623.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20230902010125.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EF94C80035B011EEA7DDB3DB4DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search