If that’s the case, how is this a YA and not an adult novel? In general, especially during this period, the lives of the young are deeply affected by the expectations of the older generation. The story is mainly set in 1860 Louisiana about a white slaveholding family and the lives they effect.Īt the heart of the story is the 80-year-old matriarch’s insistence on having a portrait sitting.
I truly intended to keep that promise, but decades later, my subconscious along with a troubling racial climate conspired against me. Early in my career I told a group of girls I would never write about slavery, things of the past. James (Quill Tree Books, 2021).Ī Sitting in St.
Tell us a little bit about your newest release, A Sitting in St. Rita is the celebrated author of One Crazy Summer (HarperCollins, 2010), Clayton Byrd Goes Underground (HarperCollins, 2017), and Jumped (HarperCollins, 2009). I am excited to welcome Rita Williams-Garcia back to Cynsations.
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