Descendants of Hagar

Descendants of Hagar, is historical fiction about a woman coming to terms with her sexuality beginning in 1914 Zion, Georgia, during the Black Codes. When Negroes were lynched for one wrong glance. A time when marriage was an agreement between men: a woman's father and the man he chose for her. Most women had no romantic interest in their future husbands. In the worst case, they were promised to complete strangers. Madelyn "Linny" Remington is the great-great granddaughter of strong-spirited, ex-slave, Miemay, who oversees her rearing. While other women are raised to be broken, Linny is reared to build and repair. When other women are expected to be seen and not heard, Linny is expected to vote beside men. While women pray to honor their husbands by bearing them sons, Linny wonders how a single woman can provide for herself, when only male children can expect an inheritance. A secret has Linny slated as her father's favorite "son." That is, until Linny makes a promise that frees her from a conventional woman's role. Unfortunately, the promise also brings shame on her family. Will Linny, threatened with alienation, honor her promise? Or bow to her father's will and go back on her word?

Author: Nik Nicholson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/24/2013
Pages: 430
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9781523919659
About the Author
Nik Nicholson is an author, poet, content editor, writing coach, painter and education performer. Her short stories and poems are featured in several anthologies. Her first novel, Descendants of Hagar, won the 2013 Lambda Literary LGBT Debut Fiction Award. It's the first of a two-part series, which also includes Daughter of Zion, about a woman coming to terms with her masculinity in the early 1900's. In 2015, Nicholson was awarded the Regional Artist Support Grant for 2015. Which funded research in Harlem for her second novel, Daughter of Zion. Daughter of Zion is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2017. Web home: http: //www.niknicholson.com Facebook: http: //www.facebook.com/ArtistNik Twitter: http: //www.twitter.com/artistnik