Kirjahaku

A daughter uncovers an old box of letters left behind by her maternal ancestors, revealing a legacy of abandonment.Unknowingly, this has influenced her, for good or bad, throughout her life. Although she has no daughters of her own, she is determined to break the cycle for her granddaughters, encouraging and giving them words of wisdom to live fulfilling lives.Brutally honest, the author lays bare the intricacies of mother-daughter relationships and how they affected the lives of these extraordinary women.

This novella is a followup to the novel, Madam May: A tale of madams, morphine, moonshine and murder. It picks up around 1911 and tells the story of the love of May's life, takes her through the fears of WWI, the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, Federal prohibition, the roaring twenties, the Great Depression, and family turmoil with two more husbands and children. She and her family cope with WWII and the immense changes in Atlanta throughout the mid-1950s. As usual, May's actions are somewhat questionable but regardless, we want her and her family to overcome the obstacles set before them.