![]() ![]() ![]() Yet the tornado is not the only storm to strike this community, as an emotional storm shakes apart two families, one black and one white. From that point on, the reader is yanked into the terror of this historic 1936 storm in Tupelo, Mississippi. Gwin gives the reader little chance to breathe as an F5 tornado takes Dovey, a local laundress, and sends her flying in chapter one. “I hated putting this book down because it meant leaving characters who were in dire straits. Serena Wycoff, Copperfish Books, Punta Gorda, FL Summer 2019 Reading Group Indie Next List With all the fires, hurricanes, and floods we've had around the country recently, along with continuing racial tensions, this story, though set in 1936, speaks loudly to us today.” In the midst of it all, I could also feel the strength and determination of Dovey and Jo and experience their humanity, honesty, obstinance, and kindness. I felt like I was trapped in Gwin's tornado, wandering through the devastated streets and blown-apart buildings, feeling the chaos and brokenness. ![]()
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