The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

一位年轻的母亲在20世纪60年代田纳西州孟菲斯的一个寄宿所找到了避难所和友谊，在那里，家庭不仅仅包含血缘关系，隐藏的真相可以埋葬你，也可以让你自由。

Sara King 一无所有，除了她的秘密和她肚子里的孩子，当她登上前往孟菲斯的巴士时，希望能摆脱她在芝加哥的过去。糖妈妈张开双臂欢迎她，她是一位慈祥的女族长，也是广受欢迎的 “红杨 “旅馆的老板。

像20世纪60年代初美国的许多城市一样，孟菲斯仍然是种族隔离的，但变化正在酝酿之中。自由骑手的消息传开了。在全国范围内，像小马丁-路德-金这样的人正在领导争取平等权利的斗争。黑人文学和音乐为这个动荡而充满希望的时代提供了故事和背景音乐，萨拉发现自己被与当地教师乔纳斯关于教育、政治和更美好的明天的谈话所吸引。浪漫在他们之间绽放，但糖妈妈过去的秘密威胁着他们新发现的幸福，萨拉和乔纳斯很快陷入了困境，导致萨拉做出决定，这将重塑他们的余生。

The Two Lives of Sara 由一群富有魅力的人物组成，是一个关于希望、复原力和意外之爱的情感和令人难忘的故事。

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where family encompasses more than just blood and hidden truths can bury you or set you free.

Sara King has nothing, save for her secrets and the baby in her belly, as she boards the bus to Memphis, hoping to outrun her past in Chicago. She is welcomed with open arms by Mama Sugar, a kindly matriarch and owner of the popular boardinghouse The Scarlet Poplar.

Like many cities in early 1960s America, Memphis is still segregated, but change is in the air. News spreads of the Freedom Riders. Across the country, people like Martin Luther King Jr. are leading the fight for equal rights. Black literature and music provide the stories and soundtrack for these turbulent and hopeful times, and Sara finds herself drawn in by conversations of education, politics and a brighter tomorrow with Jonas, a local schoolteacher. Romance blooms between them, but secrets from Mama Sugar’s past threaten their newfound happiness with Sara and Jonas soon caught in the crosshairs, leading Sara to make decisions that will reshape the rest of their lives.

With a charismatic cast of characters, The Two Lives of Sara is an emotional and unforgettable story of hope, resilience, and unexpected love.

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