Rush Home Road

African American Literary Fiction

Author: Lori Lansens

Sharla Cody is only five but has already had a troubled life. Then she finds herself dumped with an elderly neighbour when her mother takes off for the summer. Although Sharla is not the angelic child Addy Shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a deep bond. To Addy’s surprise, Sharla’s presence brings back memories of her own childhood in….Read More

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