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Under the Tulip Tree

By: Michelle Shocklee
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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CHRISTY Award - Finalist 2021 (print)!!
SELAH Award - Finalist 2021 (print)!!

Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers’ Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman whose honest yet tragic past captivates Rena.

As Frankie recounts her life as a slave, Rena is horrified to learn of all the older woman has endured―especially because Rena’s ancestors owned slaves. While Frankie’s story challenges Rena’s preconceptions about slavery, it also connects the two women whose lives are otherwise separated by age, race, and circumstances. But will this bond of respect, admiration, and friendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming?"

©2020 Michelle Shocklee (P)2020 Tyndale House Publishers

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best bookin a long time

This is one of the best books I have "read" in a long time. Amazing narration helps, but this is an incredible story. I loved every minute and while it was hard to hear it was alao ao insightful and helped me draw so many lines between the ending of slavery and post avey oppression by design in this country. This is a must read imo

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Moving Story

I love the evolution of the main character. The authenticity of the story was beautiful.

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A Must read!

A tragic yet uplifting wonderful story of a women’s life of a life born in slavery and surviving and thriving as freedom arrives in many forms. History and the stories of each person is important as this well written book demonstrates.

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Fantastic Read

I cried and mouned and laughed. Vivid word crafting, heartwrenching and heartwarming. And perfectly narrated.

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Great Message!!

This book is fantastic!! Full of many teachable moments. Great message of healing and restoration. Highly recommend!!

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Tear jerker

I have not cried this much in a long time. This was such a well told story. I found my self falling into the story and loving each character.

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Loved it

Beautiful story of friendship and forgiveness! A winner in my opinions! Enjoyed the detailed descriptions

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The truth!

Loved the narrator’s. Rena and Frankie are people I’ll never forget. I will read more by Michelle Shocklee.

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Story is great, Narrator is fantastic!!!

Everyone should read/listen to this book. The narrator was so good. Every character was either easy to love or easy . .. not to love. So glad I listened.

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Loved every word

So well written and spoken- loved the history and the time and place it told of.

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