The Tree of Forgetfulness
Author | : Pam Durban |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2012-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807149737 |
ISBN-13 | : 080714973X |
Rating | : 4/5 (73X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tree of Forgetfulness written by Pam Durban and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author explores southern history and memory in this novel as she describes a largely untold story of a Jim Crow-era triple lynching in Aiken County, South Carolina. Through the interweaving of several characters' voices, she produces a complex narrative in which each section reveals a different facet of the event. She resurrects a troubled past and explores the individual and collective loyalties that led a community to choose silence over justice.