The Thread Collectors Poverty This engagingly illustrated book traces

This engagingly illustrated book traces the journeys of these foodstuffs as they were transported from their regions of origin to faraway cultures and countries

” —The Washington PostA stunning novel about love

The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from a single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom

Africa is a continent of 54+ countries

It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth

The Thread Collectors Poverty This engagingly illustrated book tracesFor fans of Martha Hall Kelly's Sunflower Sisters and Sadeqa Johnson's Yellow Wife, and loosely inspired by the authors own family histories, a rich historical novel set during the Civil War about two womenone Black and yearning for freedom in New Orleans, the other a Jewish abolitionist in New Yorkwhose resourceful sewing to support their communities leads them on unexpected, dangerous journeys as they fight to bring their beloveds home from the