Mustard Seed
Yellow Crocus, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Bahni Turpin
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By:
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Laila Ibrahim
About this listen
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home.
Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth's beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship. Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school.
When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she's summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up. There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist. Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression. For Lisbeth, it's a time for reconciliation. For Jordan and Mattie, it's time for liberation.
As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families - and themselves - from the past.
©2017 Laila Ibrahim (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
Another great story to the series
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Enjoyed this book especially the performance
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Where does Mustard Seed rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very high on the list.Who was your favorite character and why?
Mattie. A strong woman against all odds.Which character – as performed by Bahni Turpin – was your favourite?
Jordan - an eye opener for her and me also.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Definitely yes but it took me two.Any additional comments?
After reading (not listening) to the Yellow Crocus was delighted to see there was a sequel. It didn't disappoint. Informative, heartbreaking storyline and part of history hopefully never repeated.Great follow on from the Yellow Crocus
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So much
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Loved It
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A real page turner
Mustard seed
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I love that the book follows on from the first, with the lives of Maddie and Lisbeth. We see in equal proportions the issues and tumult post civil war USA in the Southern and bordering states from Lisbeth's white privileged perspective and Maddie's perspective as a newly 'freed' black woman (in the southern states).
A lot is explored. The women in this book are the heroes. Their strength, stamina and courage is really exposed in the in the face of the lack of support and status in society. Despite this they try to protect their children, find their estranged family and rescue those that are wrongfully detained. They are put in unimaginably traumatic situations, but they rise and continue. The racial issues for both black women, men and children in the post civil war south are explored. The author does a good job of bringing multiple issues to the front and allowing us to really feel the emotions and traumatic side effects of racial injustices in an evocative way through the characters we grow to love, and the plot. It touches your heart.
I think one of the main things this book makes us think about is what did it really mean to be a free black individual soon after the civil war? There was no real support to reunite families divided by enslavement. There was no institutionalised educational nor socioeconomic support for the freed in the southern states after the war. In many cases the structure of master and slave in the lives of the newly freed continued because of the lack of support, and many continued to be trapped.
This audiobook was a beautiful sad and uplifting listen, which I recommend. Again Bahni Turpin does a beautiful job of bringing the emotions and characters to life.
Following on the lives of Maddie and Lisbeth
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I read the first book Yellow Crocus in 2 days, which is really good for me, I can usually only finish a book in such a short time if it really captures my attention and the first book certainly did, I was gutted when I've got to the end, only to see there was a second book, I immediately bought it and started it straight away. like the first book, it did not disappoint!
if you are looking to try a different genre of book, I would highly recommend this book and yellow crocus, I doubt you will be disappointed!
another great read
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This beautiful book follows on beautifully from Yellow cocus. You could read it as a stand alone book but personally I think it’s best read in order.
The characters are full rich and powerfully embodied, even the ones you don’t like.
This book picks up in the post slavery and abolition times, but things haven’t changed much down south. Elizabeth and Matthew have a new life in Ohio, but circumstances have her visiting her family and they and their friends are still as despicable as ever.
Bahni Turpin reads this with her gentle and soft accent, personally I do not like an American accent, however Bahni pours herself into your ears for a rich enjoyable listen.
Thank you and I highly recommend.
Wonderful sequel to Yellow crocus
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Some stories just need to be told - and remembered!
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