Bebe, a bookworm with an outlandish imagination, lives a peculiarly privileged life for a Black girl during the Great Depression. Her fearless father owns a hospital and an array of businesses, making him a keen target of the KKK. Her home life is filled with a panoply of distinctive family members, including a psychic mother, a terrifying “spinster” aunt who’s having a secret affair with the local white sheriff, a renegade librarian aunt, a grandmother who might be the great-great-granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton, and Grandmother Betty, a Cherokee medicine woman who suffers no fools.
Guilt over the death of a beloved family member quenches Bebe’s ability to rebel against her father’s suffocating expectations. A tempestuous relationship with her enigmatic boyfriend, and further challenges—both hilarious and heartbreaking—compound Bebe’s inability to live a life of her own choosing, until an unlikely opportunity in post-war Europe arises. Will Bebe relinquish dreams of being the architect of her own destiny, or abandon everything she’s ever known to reinvent herself in an unfamiliar world?
Returning the Bones explores the question: How do you choose between your country, your people, and yourself? … and brings you on a journey of many miles, perspectives, and epiphanies.
Inspired by actual events.
Returning the Bones is an incredible and emotive tale inspired by real events that will captivate as well as move its readers with emotion-filled moments and incredibly captivating narration. The story is one that hooked me from the premise alone because I adore novels of this nature and as I started to read Returning the Bones, I found that I was instantly compelled as well as intrigued and I believe all readers will feel this! That is why I already have to recommend that you lovely readers have a read of Returning the Bones! However, if you need more convincing book lovers then continue to read to learn more about the wonderful Returning the Bones!
Returning the Bones is a moving, captivating, and memorable novel from start to finish that will take its readers on a brilliant journey. The reader in Returning the Bones will be taken on a journey full of ups and downs as we meet the protagonist of the tale, Bebe, a black girl who lives a privileged life during the Great Depression. With this, however, comes great danger as her father owns many businesses and a hospital which makes him a target for the KKK.
Life at home is far from normal with her eccentric family members who all have something interesting about them… take Bebe’s aunt for example who is having a secret affair with the local white sheriff! Bebe however longs for more for her life but guilt keeps her at home, suffering under her father’s expectations for her. However, Bebe’s fate may change and the reader will follow her as she wrestles with abandoning everything she’s ever known and starting a new life somewhere anew. The result is an unforgettable and poignant tale about one woman’s journey and this book lovers is the short premise of the incredible Returning the Bones!
The story of Returning the Bones captivated me from the first page thanks to the book’s sharp literature and strong opening. The reader will be thrust into the thick of the story early on and I adored this approach courtesy of the talented author Gin Hammond. Hammond is a writer who knows how to capture her reader’s attention with her fast-paced approach and dramatic but heartfelt story. As I read Returning the Bones, I did so in a frenzy because the literature was incredibly addictive, so much so that the reader will race through the story and find it difficult to put the book down!
Gin Hammond is not only a phenomenal writer for her flawless ability to capture her reader’s attention, but she is also a great writer for her descriptive words and characterization of characters which will hook her readers. Hammond is a newly discovered author of mine, and I admit, I am frustrated that I have not discovered her work sooner! Hammond’s flawless literature and mesmerizing literature enthralled me for so many hours.
As Returning the Bones is a sensational, compelling as well as moving story that will provoke your thoughts as well as entertain you, I have no choice but to award this stellar read five stars. If you are a reader who loves moving novels, then this book is for you so do not miss out on the chance of reading it! Be sure to have a preview of the book below book lovers, you won’t regret it!
Thank you so much for reading book lovers! I appreciate it so much. Here is a preview of the book for all of you lovely readers to enjoy! Please have a read of the preview and if you find that you have loved what you have read then all you need to do is follow the links below!
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