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Under the Tulip Tree

Written by: Michelle Shocklee
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
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Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers’ Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman whose honest yet tragic past captivates Rena.

As Frankie recounts her life as a slave, Rena is horrified to learn of all the older woman has endured―especially because Rena’s ancestors owned slaves. While Frankie’s story challenges Rena’s preconceptions about slavery, it also connects the two women whose lives are otherwise separated by age, race, and circumstances. But will this bond of respect, admiration, and friendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming?

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This book was wonderful.Very informative and told from a great perspective.We need to be better informed about this time in History.

Everyone should listen to this book.

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I can not even put into words how good this book is! Trust me, just download it - you will not be sorry!
The author is impeccable, the narrator is perfect and the STORY! Ahhhhh the STORY!! I love a good past vs. future plot but this goes way beyond. It’s intelligent and thought provoking. It’s shocking and honest. It’s beautiful and horrible. It’s everything you want in a read. I started it again the minute I finished it. Just amazing.

THIS is the book!! The one that will never leave your mind. So incredibly good!!

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This was a beautiful story of a time in history that needed to be shared.

I loved the narrators voice; suited the story perfectly.

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A great read. Highly recommend. A few twists and turns at the end that you may not see coming.

Narration was great.

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The beginning of the book had promised and then nose-dived from there. Incredibly tone deaf.

Tone deaf

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