HAVE NO
SHAME
When civil rights and forbidden love
collide
"This
book will resonate with readers who enjoyed Kathryn Stockett's, THE
HELP, Julie Kibler's, CALLING ME HOME, John Grisham's, A
TIME TO KILL, Sue Monk Kidd's, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, and Kathleen
Grissom's, THE KITCHEN HOUSE."
"Within
moments of starting to read, you will be transported back to the Arkansas of
1967 - hot, dusty, utterly rural and edgy. Poor white farmers dependent upon
cheap black labor who, due to their superior numbers, are constantly
suppressed, living on the wrong side of town, ghettoised and terrified. You
will remember scenes from `In the Heat of the Night' and `Easy Rider'; you will
remember that, less than fifty years ago, if you were black, you could be
beaten for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And if you died at
the hands of a white youth, justice would almost certainly be denied you."
Author Roderick Craig Low
SUMMARY
Alison Tillman
has called Forrest Town, Arkansas home for the past eighteen years. Her
mother's Blue Bonnet meetings, her father toiling night and day on the family
farm, and the division of life between the whites and the blacks are all Alison
knows. The winter of 1967, just a few months before marrying her high school
sweetheart, Alison finds the body of a black man floating in the river, and she
begins to view her existence with new perspective. The oppression and hate of
the south, the ugliness she once was able to avert her eyes from, now demands
her attention.
When a
secretive friendship with a young black man takes an unexpected romantic turn,
Alison is forced to choose between her predetermined future, and the dangerous
path that her heart yearns for.
****
"A
gripping and poignant novel dealing with a subject once taboo in American
society." Hagerstown
Magazine
"Have
No Shame is a powerful testimony to love and the progressive, logical evolution
of social consciousness, with an outcome that readers will find engrossing,
unexpected, and ultimately eye-opening." Midwest Book Review
"A
historical novel of love and its triumph, told with a unique and compelling
voice." Bestselling
Author Kathleen Shoop
"Have
No Shame is a delightful eye opener and a rather poignant book that everyone
everywhere should put on their must-read list." Readers' Favorite
"A
dynamic and heartwarming tale of young love, giving testament to those who
struggled so we can live in an integrated society." Author Rachelle Ayala
"[HAVE
NO SHAME] Perfectly catches the South at the dawning of the Civil Rights
Movement. Melissa Foster takes us on an adventure that twists and turns
unpredictably to a tense climax that renders this novel a true page-turner.
This is undoubtedly the best novel I have read in a long
time." Roderick
Craig Low, Author of 'Promises of Love and Good Behaviour'
"This
book is not just a story; it's an experience." Author G.E. Johnson
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Melissa Foster
Melissa Foster is the
award-winning author of four International bestselling novels. Her books have
been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot,
and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support
community for women, the World Literary Café. When she's not writing,
Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author
training programs on Fostering
Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for
Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the
Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
Melissa hosts an annual
Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several
murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in
Maryland with her family.
Visit Melissa on The Women's Nest, Fostering Success, or World Lit Cafe. Melissa enjoys
discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an
invitation to your event.
Awards
Megan's
Way
2011 Beach Book Award Winner (Spirituality)
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Fiction/Drama), Finalist (Women's Fiction)
2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist (Spirituality)
2011 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention (Spirituality)
2011 Beach Book Award Winner (Spirituality)
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Fiction/Drama), Finalist (Women's Fiction)
2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist (Spirituality)
2011 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention (Spirituality)
Chasing
Amanda
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Paranormal), Finalist, (Women's Fiction, Mystery)
2011 Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards, Winner, (Paranormal)
Top 10 Books of 2011, Pixel of Ink
Amazon Top 100 75+ Days running
Indie Reader's Bestselling List That Counts (8 weeks)
Top Books of 2011, The Write Agenda
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Paranormal), Finalist, (Women's Fiction, Mystery)
2011 Dan Poynter's Global eBook Awards, Winner, (Paranormal)
Top 10 Books of 2011, Pixel of Ink
Amazon Top 100 75+ Days running
Indie Reader's Bestselling List That Counts (8 weeks)
Top Books of 2011, The Write Agenda
Come Back To Me
2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist,
2012 Readers Favorite Awards, Finalist
2012 Kindle Book Review Best Indie Books Award, Finalist
2011 Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards, Finalist
Top 5 Must Read Books of 2011,
IndieReader
Top Ten Books of 2011, Tea Time With Marce
IndieReader Best Reviewed Books of 2011, Huffington Post
Top Ten Books of 2011, Tea Time With Marce
IndieReader Best Reviewed Books of 2011, Huffington Post
Website: http://www.MelissaFoster.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Melissa_Foster
The Women’s Nest, women’s
social network: http://www.TheWomensNest.com
Fostering Success:
htto://www.fostering-success.com
Facebook Melissa
Foster: http://www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor (Fanpage)
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3023973.Melissa_Foster
Thank you so much for featuring Have No Shame. I appreciate it and love your blog, Joyce! xox
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