Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
A soaring debut interweaving the story of a heartbreaking, forbidden love in 1930s Kentucky with an unlikely modern-day friendship Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser, Dorrie Curtis. It's a big one. Isabelle wants Dorrie, a black single mother in her thirties, to drop everything and drive her from her home in Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati--with no clear explanation why--tomorrow. Dorrie, fleeing problems of her own and curious whether she can unlock the secrets of Isabelle's guarded past, scarcely hesitates before agreeing, not knowing it will be a journey that changes both their lives. Over the years, Dorrie and Isabelle have developed more than just a business relationship: they are friends. But Dorrie, fretting over the new man in her life and her teenage son's irresponsible choices, still wonders why Isabelle chose her. Isabelle confesses that, as a willful teen in 1930s Kentucky, she fell deeply in love with Robert Prewitt, a would-be doctor and the black son of her family's housekeeper--in a town where blacks weren't allowed after dark. The tale of their forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences makes it clear Dorrie and Isabelle are headed for a gathering of the utmost importance and that the history of Isabelle's first and greatest love just might help Dorrie find her own way.Julie Kibler started writing her debut novel, Calling Me Home, after learning a little of family history: as a young lady, her grandmother fell in love with a young black guy in an age and location where the connection was impossible. She enjoys travel, independent films, music, photography, and keeping her teenagers and rescue dogs in line when she's not writing. She is a resident of Arlington, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250020437 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250020433 |
| Title | Calling Me Home |
| Author | Julie Kibler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Griffin |
| Year published | 2014-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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