Displaying 1 of 1 1995 Format: Book Author: Grau, Shirley Ann. Title: The keepers of the house / Shirley Ann Grau. Publisher, Date: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1995. Description: 309 pages ; 22 cm. Summary: The story of William Howland and Margaret Carmichael and their love for each other is told by William's granddaughter, Abigail. Series: Voices of the South Voices of the South. Subjects: African Americans -- Mississippi -- Fiction. Families -- Mississippi -- Fiction. Interracial marriage -- Fiction. Plantation life -- Fiction. Mississippi -- Race relations -- Fiction. Notes: *013150 LCCN: 95237711 ISBN: 0807120316 (pbk. : alk. paper) Other Number: 33902106 System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Summary "The Keepers of the House is a novel of immense power that builds slowly, in layers, to an overarching realization both terrible and satisfying." "It is the story of William Howland and Margaret Carmichael and their love for each other, told by William's granddaughter, Abigail. Seven generations of Howland family lore are handed down to Abigail by her grandfather, whose own story, however, he does not fully reveal to her. When searing information about William comes to light after his death, Abigail must face the fury and judgment of the entire county. Abandoned, isolated, and yet exhilarated, she heeds the gaze of her ancestors and with incisiveness bordering on madness acts to keep the Howland legacy intact."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
