The Girl at the Back of the Bus

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>I watched in awe as Miz Rosa stopped those men on the bus with her clear calm no and I thought about that word. What if I said no? What if I refused to follow the path these White folks wanted for us? What if I kept this precious baby?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Montgomery Alabama 1955</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>On a cold December evening Mattie Banks packs a suitcase and leaves her family home. Sixteen years old and pregnant she has already made the mistake that will ruin her life and disgrace her widowed mother. Boarding the 2857 bus she sits with her case on her lap hoping that the driver will take her away from disaster. Instead Mattie witnesses an act of bravery by a woman named Rosa Parks that changes everything. But as Mattie strives to turn her life around the dangers that first led her to run are never far away. Forging a new life in a harsh world at constant risk of exposure Mattie will need to fight to keep her baby safe.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Atlanta Georgia present day</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ashlee Turner is going home. Her relationship in ruins her career held back by prejudice she is returning to the family who have always been her rock. But Ashlee's home is not the safe haven she remembers. Her beloved grandmother is dying and is determined to share her story before she leaves...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>When Ashlee finds a stack of yellowing letters hidden in her nana's closet she can't help the curiosity that compels her to read and she uncovers an old secret that could wreak havoc on her already grieving family. As she tries to make sense of what she has learned Ashlee faces a devastating choice: to protect her loved ones from the revelations or honor her grandmother's wishes and follow the path to the truth no matter where it may lead.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>For readers of <em>The Help</em> <em>Orphan Train</em> and <em>Before We Were Yours</em> comes a beautiful and heartbreaking novel about redemption family secrets and the spirit of survival found at the hardest time.</strong></p><p><br></p><h2>Readers love <em>The Girl at the Back of the Bus</em>:</h2><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>��������������� </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>My My My and Wow just Wow!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... What an excellent and </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>amazing</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> story!... From the first word until the last I was so enthralled and riveted... Whew!!... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hallelujah!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> This is an </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>awesome book!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> A definite must-read!! </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Geri's Things</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>��������������� Where do I start? </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>For the first time I am left speechless after reading a book</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. Speechless because the narrative just </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>grabbed me by my core</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... I laughed but mostly cried. A must-read for lovers of women's historical fiction. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Five stars</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. Goodreads reviewer</span></p><p><br></p>