A Mother's White Lie

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>During the Great Depression Rose Franklin leaves her family's home in Rustburg Virginia and moves to Lynchburg Virginia where she resides with her Aunt Rachael. Her aunt runs a bootlegger's establishment from her home catering to those seeking refuge from the hardship of the era. Rose secures a job as a domestic. She and her employer's son Charlie become involved in a taboo relationship which results in Rose getting pregnant. Fearing Charlie no longer wants to be with her she turns to her parents. Her father severs his relationship with her. Her mother is pregnant with her eleventh child and cannot be the support Rose needs. Rose has twins. The dual heritage of her children is evident in their appearance. Her son Robert resembles his father a white man and her daughter Sarah mirrors her a Black woman. Rose who is determined to do whatever she has to do to assure her children have the best life makes a decision that determines the trajectory of her children's lives.</span></p>