Historical Fiction
1950s Appalachian midwives face family crises and civil rights upheaval while uncovering a former slave’s freedom journals.
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1950s Appalachian midwives face family crises and civil rights upheaval while uncovering a former slave’s freedom journals.
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It's 1956, the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. and the middle of the Cold War. Violent revolutions are happening all over the world. On the home front, in the mountains of Appalachia, midwives Patience and Bitsy face personal revolutions. Their adult children are growing up and away. Bitsy's adopted son returns from the army in Korea wounded in body and spirit. Patience's daughter is pregnant "out of wedlock," and Danny, her son, has a problem with booze. Childbirth in the U.S...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Out-of-wedlock pregnancy; mild romantic ties without explicit sex scenes
Violence & gore
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Korea war wounds; peril and violence in slavery-escape journal accounts
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Son’s recurring alcohol problem; addiction is a clear family storyline
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Spiritual song motifs; faith tones in freedom and civil rights themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Civil rights protests, Cold War backdrop, slavery history central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery and escape suffering in journals; war trauma; unwed stigma
Other
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