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Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out my introductory post, here.
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Title: Home in the Morning
Author: Mary Glickman
Published: 2010
Length: 233 pages
What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads):
A powerful debut from a new literary talent, this novel tells the story of a Jewish family confronting the tumult of the 1960s—and the secrets that bind its members together
Jackson Sassaport is a man who often finds himself in the middle. Whether torn between Stella, his beloved and opinionated Yankee wife, and Katherine Marie, the African American girl who first stole his teenage heart; or between standing up for his beliefs and acquiescing to his prominent Jewish family’s imperative to not stand out in the segregated South, Jackson learns to balance the secrets and deceptions of those around him. But one fateful night in 1960 will make the man in the middle reconsider his obligations to propriety and family, and will start a chain of events that will change his life and the lives of those around him forever.
Home in the Morning follows Jackson’s journey from his childhood as a coddled son of the Old South to his struggle as a young man eager to find his place in the civil rights movement while protecting his family. Flashing back between Jackson’s adult life as a successful lawyer and his youth, Mary Glickman’s riveting novel traces the ways that race and prejudice, family and love intertwine to shape our lives. This ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
How and when I got it:
I don’t really remember buying this book… but I assume I picked it up at one of the library book sales over the past several years.
Why I want to read it:
The synopsis makes this book sound fascinating — civil rights, a love story, the 1960s, Jewish life in the South. I’m definitely drawn to the description… and I’m glad this book just resurfaced for me during a shelf tidying adventure, because I plan to bump it up the TBR list!
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Sounds pretty interesting. Mine this week is David Walliams 🙂
https://potpourri2015.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/shelf-control-16/
Thanks for sharing your link!
This book does sound interesting, particularly the Jewish life in the south in the 60’s aspect since I don’t know of many books that explore that topic. That said, I can’t get back the MC’s last name. Sassaport. I love it! I would hope the author has fun with that and uses it to some punny ends (perhaps Jackson is very sassy), but given the tone of this summary, I don’t think it’s that kind of book.
https://adventurouswriting.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/shelf-control-2/
That is a pretty fabulous name, I agree!
This sounds like a great read. Thanks for sharing.
http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2018/09/shelf-control-sep-26.html
Thanks for sharing your link!