Quakertown

<div>In <i>Quakertown</i> Lee Martin travels back in time to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white brethren<b>-</b>and of the remarkable gardener who was asked to do the unimaginable.<br>  <br> Based on the true story of a shameful episode in north Texas history <i>Quakertown</i> draws on the rich texture of the South<b>-</b>the Pecan Creek running along the edges of Quakertown the remarkable and rare white lilac and the rising tensions marking each nod and greeting. With strength and a deep wisdom of heart Martin carves out the delicate story of two families<b>-</b>one white and one black<b>-</b>and the child whose birth brought a gift of forgiveness.<br>  <br>  <br> Suffused with Martin's deep compassion and profound humanity <i>Quakertown</i> is an unforgettable novel from a master of American prose.<br>  </div>