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Reviewed on June 1, 2019 | Fiction
DEBUT Three women from different backgrounds struggle to survive in 1924 South Carolina. Boll weevils obliterated the cotton crops, causing the South's economic devastation. Gertrude Pardee suffers through each day in the swamp, trying to evade her drunk husband's fists while scrounging up what little food there is to keep her four girls alive. Spiritually gifted Retta Bootles manages everything domestic on t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
