This unevenness can sometimes be hard to get through, but you must: that’s where the good of this novel lies. In the beginning, in fact, author Dolen Perkins-Valdez doesn’t make her Civil very likable even Civil admits that she’s “uppity” and that never really goes away.Īs for the plot, well, it’s slow - except when it’s not, and then reading it feels like skimming it, as though you only caught the highlights of it all. Would her own daughter would understand someday?īased loosely on a real-life, historic case, “Take My Hand” seems poised for an outrage that only barely arrives, perhaps because the reason for the railing is overshadowed by the main character, fussing at herself and her own decisions. But she didn’t help in the end, she made things worse. Civil stepped in and got them new housing, new clothing, and new lives. Reluctance to do her job led to rebellion, which led her to try to make a difference in the lives of the girls, their father, and their grandmother. Our House First Time Home Buyer’s Series Dolen Perkins-Valdez on her new novel, Take My Hand - New Day NW KING 5 Seattle 266K subscribers Subscribe 1.BOOK REVIEW: 'Take My Hand' by Dolen Perkins-Valdez - The Washington Informer Close
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