Scarlet Carnation
Book Feature - Scarlet Carnation by Laila Ibrahim
HBL Note: Laila Ibrahim, the bestselling author of Golden Poppies and Yellow Crocus, has a third book coming out that is being compared to one of my all-time favorite authors and books, Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly. SCARLET CARNATION touches on themes of motherhood, acceptance, perseverance, and love between family members while returning to the original meaning of Mother’s Day when it was first declared a national holiday in 1914, which was honoring the mothers who fought to keep their sons home from war. Did you know that scarlet carnations were a symbol of love, courage, and mourning? Scroll down to read more about SCARLET CARNATION by Laila Ibrahim.
Book Feature - Scarlet Carnation by Laila Ibrahim
Book Feature - Scarlet Carnation by Laila Ibrahim
From the publisher:
1915. May and Naomi are extended family, their grandmothers’ lives inseparably entwined on a Virginia plantation in the volatile time leading up to the Civil War. For both women, the twentieth century promises social transformation and equal opportunity.
May, a young white woman, is on the brink of achieving the independent life she’s dreamed of since childhood. Naomi, a nurse, mother, and leader of the NAACP, has fulfilled her own dearest desire: buying a home for her family. But they both are about to learn that dreams can be destroyed in an instant. May’s future is upended, and she is forced to rely once again on her mother. Meanwhile, the white-majority neighborhood into which Naomi has moved is organizing against her while her sons are away fighting for their country.
In the tumult of a changing nation, these two women—whose grandmothers survived the Civil War—support each other’s quest for liberation and dignity. Both find the strength to confront injustice and the faith to thrive on their chosen paths.
Book Feature - Scarlet Carnation by Laila Ibrahim
