Great Read: Fifth Born by Zelda Lockhart

Good Evening folks..

On one of my recent trips to my favorite book store (Half Price Books) I made it a point to pick out books by authors that I had never read before... Boy was I in for a treat!

I picked up Fifth Born by Zelda Lockhart.

W.O.W, that's all I can say.

Zelda gives us the story of Odessa, the fifth born child in a terribly troubled family. The book is set in St. Louis Missouri, as well as rural Mississippi. Ms. Lockhart does a wonderful job of painting a picture of these cities from the red clay dirt to the orange yellow sun high in the sky. You are truly in for a treat as you are taken on a roller coaster ride by the Blackburn family.

I don't want to give away the best details of the book.. so with that..

I'm out! Check it out! Support this talented African American woman.

*Peace