GODPRETTY IN THE TOBACCO FIELD BY KIM MICHELE RICHARDSON is set in 1969 Nameless Kentucky. A time where blacks and whites do not mix or even think about mixed relationships. Tobacco is the crop of choice and little girls dream of leaving the pain and poverty.
I was literally transported back, being a ghost in the corner & watching RubyLyn grow up with her uncle Gunnar, God fearing tobacco owner & hardass. RubyLyn wants more to her life than hardship,pain & working the fields.
The sights,sounds & the reality of the sixties come to life in Richardson's writing. You cant help but become involved with RubyLyn and her wants, & needs of a sixteen year old girl. You cant help but wish RubyLyn comes out good in the end. And you HAVE to read the entire book because of the excellent writing the author has put into the book and into RubyLyn
I recieved this book free from goodreads in exchange for an open and honest review.
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