02457pam a2200337 i 4500 z9port b1775589 DLC 20240919142538.0 230425s2023 nyua 000 1 eng 2023016984 9781250872050 AJM pcc Jones, Anita Gail, author. 18378 The peach seed / Anita Gail Jones. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023. 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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"-- Provided by publisher. African American families Fiction. 55 Man-woman relationships Fiction. 5884 Older people Fiction. 9761 Domestic fiction. lcgft 61 Novels. lcgft 50 Online version: Jones, Anita Gail. Peach seed First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023 9781250872067 (DLC) 2023016985 .b179727606 ddc BOOK 30078 30078 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2024-09-19 29.99 1 JONE 66534 2025-04-01 2025-01-14 2024-09-19 BOOK 1