Hush now, baby
Subtitle: the help becomes family
By: Angela W. Williams
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Texas Review Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781680030341
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Social life and customs; African American women household employees; Dysfunctional families; Women slaves; Women household employees
Table of contents: title: The wedding: Eva stages a sit-in at the wedding; title: The watermelon queen: mother's family tragedies; title: The catch of the lowcountry: father's family background; title: Flyin' high: glorious early years of the couple; title: No time for grievin': first experience with death; title: Summertime: idyllic summers for the family; title: When father knew best: incidents of excellent parenting; title: Gathering clouds: father's demise, mother's illness; title: Eyes wide open: boarding school lessons; title: Blue skies: Charleston debutante days; title: The nor'easter: back home to turmoil and abuse; title: Ebb tide: respite with father gone; new struggles emerge; title: The undertow: Eva and mother vie for control; title: Through a glass darkly: experiencing the real world; title: Scales fall off: civil rights issues hit home.