I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the PotsMarietta Cook leaves South Carolina's Low Country to seek a new life in Charleston, only to become pregnant with twin boys whom she struggles to support as a domestic amid the turmoil of the civil rights movement. |
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I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots: A Novel Susan Straight No preview available - 2019 |
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