Up Gander Road

William and Florence Prater start their lives together with his having all the privileges and control in the marriage. He rarely interacts with any of his seven children, but commands they go by his beliefs and rules. When he becomes an itinerant preacher, there is wide opportunity to be involved with captivated women. His need for lofty adoration is a permanent trait. Florence, a woman of great inner strength, takes the place of both mother and father, raising their children on bare necessities. She searches out every opportunity to earn enough to keep her family alive-including becoming a tobacco farmer. The children find separate paths as they grow older, but are always tethered to a loving mother whom they can trust with their hearts. ******** With her gift for recording the soul of people in the south, their dialect, habits, and relationships, Hill has again created captivating characters and a novel deep in human connections, feelings, and limits. Be sure to read her other books: Survival Ain't Enough Something Missing

Author: L. Darnell Hill

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Feb 24, 2015

Number of Pages: 320 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1505374863

ISBN-13: 9781505374865