Lisa Francine
Durst's spectacular and sprawling Race the Sands reminded me of Alanna (main character in The Song of the Lioness series) and The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. A fabulous read - I wish this was a series rather than a standalone novel! My favorite book, thus far, this year!
This was a required read during HS - I have not re-read it since then...I did like it at the time, but have little memory of the story.
Another delightful Sparks & Bainbridge mystery!
I'm looking forward to book #3 in the series.
4.5/5 stars
WOW!
The power of sharing personal true stories rings through time and time again with Taylor's tribute to the Green Book and those Black individuals, couples, and families who traveled the “Overground Railroad” - powerful primary source documents and photographs are juxtaposed amid poignant prose.
Quotes of Note:
“History doesn't repeat itself. Humans do.” - Jelani Cobb
Langston Hughes poem, “Beaumont to Detroit: 1943”
“I don't care if you're the pope or the president...You have to eat. And I can cook for you...If I can get the people on both sides [of the political spectrum] to just sit down at my table, I think we can work this out.” Leah Chase, owner & chef, Dookey Chase's, New Orleans, Louisiana
My next read in relation to this book will be Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow, which has been on my TBR list.
