In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

She's pregnant and finally going to leave her abusive husband. Francine is possibly in her early 20s when the story opens. I thought I would not enjoy the story when it looked as though it would merely be a women's book of little substance, but as I listened, I felt drawn into it. I did not know what to expect when the book began. Good story, spanning decades and differences. Both must come to grips with what they need, what they’ve left behind-and all that lies ahead … And Frankie will come up against hard choices in the face of unexpected passion. But Frankie finds there’s no hiding from long-held secrets-or her own surprising strength.ĭaisy will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past-no matter the damage. Frankie doesn't want to know what her aunt is up to so long as Daisy can get her to LA-and safety. But her rescuer is her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, still reeling from her own shattered past. And even the most determined young woman can play too many secrets too far…ġ968, Chicago: For Frankie Saunders, fleeing across America is her only escape from an abusive husband. But power in the City of Angels is also fueled by racism, greed, and betrayal. An up-and-coming journalist, Daisy anonymously chronicles fierce activism and behind-the-scenes Hollywood scandals in order to save her family from poverty. It embodies prosperity and dreams of equality for all-especially Daisy Washington. Still, she is part of my escape plan…ġ928, Los Angeles: The newly built Hotel Somerville is the hotspot for the city's glittering African-American elite. They only speak about her-and not glowingly. My Aunt Daisy, the driver, is an audacious woman that no one in our family actually speaks to. At the height of the civil rights movement, amidst an America convulsed by the 1960s, a pregnant young woman and her brash, profane aunt embark upon an audacious road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles to confront a decades-old mystery from 1920s Black Hollywood in this haunting novel of historical fiction from the author of Wild Women and the Blues.Ī lime-gold Ford Mustang is parked outside my building.

In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce