The story so far in pictures - we play play play and then we sleep.
He's teething, so he's always wanting to chew something.
TAKE MY HAND (Berkley Hardcover; April 12, 2022) reckons with the forced sterilization of Black women, inspired by true events in the 1970s American South, for readers of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.
Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies.
But when her first week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn-down one-room cabin, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients, Erica and India, are children—just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling the family’s welfare benefits, that’s reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes India, Erica, and their family into her heart. Until one day she arrives at their door to learn the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.
Decades later, with her daughter grown and a long career in her wake, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire, to find her peace, and to leave the past behind. But there are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten. That must not be forgotten. Because history repeats what we don’t remember.
Welcome to The Sisters of Luna Island Blog Tour!
To celebrate the release of The Sisters of Luna Island by Stacy Hackney on April 12th, 5 blogs will be featuring exclusive guest posts from Stacy throughout the week, as well as 5 chances to win!
Shelfie
by Stacy Hackney
I live in an old farmhouse built in 1899. When we bought it, the house was in a state of disrepair with sagging floors, a leaking roof, rotted joists, and outdated plumbing. We spent months fixing and repairing, but my favorite part of the renovation is the new bookshelves in the living room.
I love how bookshelves complete a house, lending it gravitas, distinction, and beauty. Here is a snippet of some of my shelves with recent children’s books I’ve loved (When You Trap a Tiger, Coo, Lawless Spaces), a few antiques I’ve inherited (The Last of the Mohicans, Pinocchio), and some favorite adult novels (Fates and Furies, Special Topics in Calamity Physics). The floors in my house still sag a little and the water still takes too long to heat up, but I have a bookshelf filled with wonderful books and that goes a long way into making this house a home.
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Little Women gets a Nevermoor twist in this bewitching novel about a young girl tasked to break a centuries-old curse or risk losing her beloved sisters.
Twelve-year-old Marigold Lafleur is the last of a long line of aromages: witches who blend scents into practical charms using aromagic. But ever since a terrible accident injured her father and damaged Luna Island, Marigold and her sisters, Birdie and Lou, have vowed to abandon their family legacy and mama’s way of life. Shunned by their neighbors and overlooked by their parents, Marigold relies on her big sisters above all else.
But when Marigold discovers a secret curse that threatens her family, her sisters can't stop the impending danger. It’s up to Marigold and her best friend, Sam, to uncover the origins of the curse and break the spell. To do so, she must learn to trust her instincts and believe in her own unique magic or risk losing her beloved sisters forever.
Stacy Hackney grew up in Virginia where she spent her early years forcing the neighborhood kids into performing plays she wrote, reading everything she could get her hands on, and singing in the school choir. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in English literature and received a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. She currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, four sons, and their rescue dog named Albert. Stacy is the author of Forever Glimmer Creek and Sisters of Luna Island.
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Blog Tour Schedule:
April 11th - Imagination Soup
April 12th - Bookhounds
April 13th - Book Briefs
April 14th - YA Book Nerd
April 15th - YA Books Central
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