02343pam a2200301 i 4500001001600000003000400016005001700020008004100037010001500078020001800093040000800111042000800119100003200127245004000159250001900199264004700218300004000265336002600305337002800331338002700359520135900386650004001745650003801785650002701823655002901850655001901879776014301898z9port b1775589DLC20240919142538.0230425s2023    nyua          000 1 eng    a2023016984  a9781250872050  cAJM  apcc1 aJones, Anita Gail,eauthor.14aThe peach seed /cAnita Gail Jones.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bHenry Holt and Company,c2023.  a438 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent. Before Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on his thirteenth birthday. Giving one to Altovise initiated a break in tradition, irrevocably shaping the lives of generations of Dukeses. Recently, Fletcher has made do on his seven acres with his daughter Florida's check-ins, his drop biscuits, and his faithful dog. But as he begins to reckon with long-ago choices, he finds he isn't the only one burdened with unspoken truths. An indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations"--cProvided by publisher. 0aAfrican American familiesvFiction. 0aMan-woman relationshipsvFiction. 0aOlder peoplevFiction. 7aDomestic fiction.2lcgft 7aNovels.2lcgft08iOnline version:aJones, Anita Gail.tPeach seedbFirst edition.dNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023z9781250872067w(DLC)  2023016985