A delicate and articulate portrayal of a future First Lady who hides her heritage, and a best friend who'd expose it all, The Annie Chase Story wraps its emphatic fingers around the reader's heart.
February 16, 2007 (Press Release) --
As fireflies jitterbug to cricket music in Linton, Tennessee, the girls prick their fingers, shring blood. "This makes us soul spirits, Jessie," Annie says. "Our secrets are safe with each other forever."
Jessie tastes the words and they settle deeply into her being. "Forever," she repeats.
In the racially-charged 1960s, Annie Chase neatly prints "W" onto her birth certificate's "color or race" column. Her decision to become Anne Elinor Bradley both changes her life and places her squarely on a pathway of imminent exposure.
The Annie Chase Story is a moving exploration of friendship, loyalty, and sometimes painful secrets people share.51590
Jessie tastes the words and they settle deeply into her being. "Forever," she repeats.
In the racially-charged 1960s, Annie Chase neatly prints "W" onto her birth certificate's "color or race" column. Her decision to become Anne Elinor Bradley both changes her life and places her squarely on a pathway of imminent exposure.
The Annie Chase Story is a moving exploration of friendship, loyalty, and sometimes painful secrets people share.51590
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