Marked By Fire Author:Joyce Carol Thomas She has grown up--Abyssinia Jackson has--under a vast Oklahoma sky shaded with pecan trees and dotted by endless rows of cotton. She has the gift of song, a storyteller's talent, the love of her parents, and the affection and pride of her community.Then a tornado hits and drives Abby's family apart. A deranged neighbor targets her for a campaign... more » of vengeful terror. And a physical assault all but breaks her will.« less
This book connects one with their ancestoral history. It showed the life of a black female and her mother in a real community. Set in the 1950's it covers a rich twenty year span. I couldn't stop reading it!