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MINew Book ๐ Review:
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By @tammyehuf
๐ Feb 3, 2026๐
#historicalfiction
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ช๐๐.
It's 1941 in Mangrove Bay, Florida. Life in the segregated south for Black Americans is severely restricted and has impacted the lives of a group of close friends: Benny, Roscoe, and Lee. When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, they all want to serve their country and enlist. Benny's sister, Cora, is fearful for her brother and heartbroken at the thought of being separated from Lee, the man she loves but has kept their relationship secret. They discover that segregation was also present in the Army, with Black troops seldom reaching the battlefields. But with his light skin and eyes, Benny is mistakenly classified as white and assigned to a unit where he has to hide his true identity. After the war, the men return home to face new forms of inequality and discrimination.
Author Tammye Huf drew inspiration for ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ from her grandmother and great uncle. This is a profoundly moving story that will also infuriate. The racial injustices depicted are presented with intense realism and pain. Yet Huf's richly developed characters find inner strength to persevere. Similar to other challenging aspects of modern history, these stories need to be told and discussed. This well-researched, powerful book is highly recommended.
Many thanks to @blackstonepublishing for the gifted advance. All opinions are my own.
๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ joins other wonderful books that help to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth
- Burn Down Master's House, Clay Cane
- Keeper of Lost Children, Sadequa Johnson
- With Love from Harlem, ReShonda Tate
- The Seven Daughters of Dupree, Nikesha Elise Williams
โAre any of these on your list?
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