![]() ![]() This "tiny little book about the human heart and what it can do" was first released 25 years ago as part of New Books for New Readers, a series designed for adult literacy students. Some are burdened with racist attitudes, anger, and fear, while others strive to see the good in their neighbors. This captivating story by National Book Award-winning author Nikky Finney is filled with the sights and sounds and hopes and hurts of a land and its people. Members of a rural Kentucky community, their lives are loosely connected through chance encounters, and yet somehow deeply intertwined. And at the heart of this illuminating novel are characters with more complexities and contradictions than appear on the surface. But after the pair spend a few days together, they soon realize that they're both yearning for understanding and a fresh start and are, at heart, more alike than different.Īt the center of every tree can be found the heartwood-the very soul of the tree. Trina is a proud Black woman-ambitious, strong-willed, and unafraid to speak her mind. ![]() Jenny is troubled, struggling to escape personal demons, and somewhat closed-minded, the result of growing up in a racist town. ![]() ![]() When Trina Sims and Jenny Bryan first meet, they don't relate well to each other. ![]()
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