Call Your Daughter Home follows three strong women in pre-Depression South Carolina.  Gertrude has suffered at the hands of her husband for the last time.  When she and her daughters leave that life behind, they are shown kindness by Retta, a first-generation freed slave who has endured heartaches of her own.  Then there is Annie, the matriarch of one of the most powerful families in the area, who is getting ready to unearth dark secrets that have long been buried. As the lives of these women are woven together, we witness the strength and courage of this unlikely alliance. ⁣⁣
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What I liked:  I found these women to be so inspiring. The hardships each of them face is enough to bring the strongest of us to our knees, but they met these circumstances head on.  I also found myself captured by the setting. I always crave books set in the South this time of year, and this book gave me my fix.  I found myself attached to the characters and invested in how everything would play out.⁣⁣
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What wasn't for me:  Sometimes there was too much drama for me, and it started to feel a bit over-the-top.  That did, however, propel me to keep reading since I had such an attachment to the characters.⁣⁣
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All in all, I am so very happy I stumbled upon this book.  It's gripping, emotional, inspiring, and one I know I'll find myself recommending. ⁣⁣
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My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣⁣
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