Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League / a novel by Jonathan Odell.
The story of two young mothers, Hazel and Vida, one wealthy and white and the other poor and black, who have only two things in common: the devastating loss of their children, and a deep and abiding loathing for one another. In pre-Civil Rights Mississippi, Vida is harassed by Delphi's racist sheriff and haunted by the son she lost. Hazel, who also lost a son, can't keep a grip on her fractured life, and drunkenly crashes her car into a manger scene. Hazel's husband hires Vida to keep tabs on his wife, and to care for their surviving son. Together they turn Delphi on its head.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781940210049
- ISBN: 1940210046
- ISBN: 9781940210025
- ISBN: 194021002X
- Physical Description: 461 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Bronxville, NY : Maiden Lane Press, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Updated and revised version of The view from Delphi.
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- Subject:
- Mothers > Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
Children > Death > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Mothers.
Children.
Mississippi > Fiction. - Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC ODELL (Text) | 36015000295408 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC ODELL (Text) | 36015001315833 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC ODELL (Text) | 36015001215884 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The story of two young mothers, Hazel and Vida, one wealthy and white and the other poor and black, who have only two things in common: the devastating loss of their children, and a deep and abiding loathing for one another. In pre-Civil Rights Mississippi, Vida is harassed by Delphi's racist sheriff and haunted by the son she lost. Hazel, who also lost a son, can't keep a grip on her fractured life, and drunkenly crashes her car into a manger scene. Hazel's husband hires Vida to keep tabs on his wife, and to care for their surviving son. Together they turn Delphi on its head.
