Ebook {Epub PDF} Angels Make Their Hope Here by Breena Clarke

The lowland white farmers are scared of burnouts from hostiles. Ha! Well they ought to be. The People have redressed wrongs and prevented trouble by burning their enemies before. Burning folk out—ruining what they built—is a serious thing, though. Maybe the slavery of . ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE is set in an imagined community in a mountainous area roughly north and west of Paterson, New Jersey in the 19th century. Russell’s Knob is a hidden, secretive place settled by people who might be described today as bi-racial or tri-racial. "Angels Make Their Hope Here is a compelling story about conflicts between conscience, culture and one's calling. The dialogue singes and tickles virgin ears, yet is essential to developing strong, memorable characters. Clarke expertly engages our senses as she weaves nature, dreams and ancestors into each chapter." — RT Book Reviews.

Feb 8, - a novel by Breena Clarke set at midth century in a community of mixed-race people. See more ideas about mixed race people, mixed race, african american history. Angels Make Their Hope Here. Breena Clarke. • 3 Ratings; $; $; Publisher Description. Russell's Knob is not paradise. But already in this New Jersey highlands settlement is home to a diverse population of blacks, whites, and reds who have intermarried and lived in relative harmony for generations. It is a haven for Dossie. Breena Clarke. Buy the Books. Angels Make Their Hope Here. Paperback: pages Publisher: Back Bay Books (July 7, ) Language: English ISBN ISBN Amazon Barnes Noble Books-A-Million IndieBound. Apple Books Google Play.

Angels Make Their Hope Here by Breena Clarke, Read by Love Carter - Audiobook Excerpt by HachetteAudio published on TZ From the author of the bestselling River, Cross My Heart and Stand the Storm - a passionately told story of interracial harmony in the Civil War era. In abject fear for their lives and their freedom, many crossed the Canadian border. Questions and Topics for Discussion 1. Angels Make Their Hope Here is threaded through with events that surround the Civil War, like Dossie's passage via the Underground Railroad and the draft riots, but the story is separate from the war itself. How has the book expanded your knowledge of the period and opened your mind to different ideas about what life was like in the nineteenth century?. Breena Clarke's third novel, ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE, will be published in July, Breena is the author of two historical novels set in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Her debut novel, RIVER, CROSS MY HEART () was an October Oprah Book Club selection.