Journey Proud edition by Salley McInerney Literature Fiction eBooks
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Journey Proud is the story of four white children growing up in the early 1960s in a middle-class neighborhood in Columbia, South Carolina. The lives of Annie Mackey, Buck McCain, Twig Roebuck, and his big sister, Briddy, intersect with Naomi Portee, a young black woman who arrives on a hot August day in 1963 to care for Annie. Naomi, who longs for a child of her own, reluctantly takes the job with the Mackey household. She joins other housekeepers who ride dirty city buses from one side of town to the other to work for white families in Shimmering Pines, a place of ranch-style brick homes, "woody" station wagons, skinny pine trees and heat-stricken grass.
Annie, 12, Buck 13, Twig, 12, and Briddy, 15, spend much of their time at the old Montague farm which spreads out gracefully along one side of Shimmering Pines. The farm has long been fallow, but it remains a sanctuary for wildlife, for the children and for a magnificent Southern live oak tree which the youngsters lovingly call "the Old Lady."
It is underneath the Old Lady, on a cold March afternoon in 1964, that a mulatto baby is born to Briddy. Annie, Buck and Twig are on hand for the birth of the infant, which Briddy can't possibly keep. "There can't be no baby, so there ain't no baby," Buck declares, wielding a rusty shovel with which he plans to bury the infant underneath the Old Lady.
What becomes of the tree, the baby, the children and Naomi, is at the core of a remarkable story that examines the racially-charged times of the early 1960s. This coming-of-age tale set in the South during the civil rights movement exposes the inequities of the period and shows how childhood innocence is often replaced by harsh realities. Along with Naomi, the youngsters are simultaneously bound together and pushed apart by rules - written and unwritten - that dictate everything from where they can pee to who they can love.
Journey Proud incorporates national events - the March on Washington and the assasination of President John F. Kennedy. The story is also infused with events which took place during that era in South Carolina. In the fall of 1963, significant desegregation of public schools was still several years away, but parochial schools around the state were admitting their first black students. Classified advertisements in the real estate section of Columbia newspapers described starter homes in "COLORED" neighborhoods. And when a federal court order ruled that public parks in the state must admit "Negroes," the parks - including a popular one just outside Columbia - closed before Labor Day to avoid integration.
"Journey proud" is an old Southern expression describing the anticipation one feels before beginning a long trip. Join Annie, Buck, Twig, Briddy and Naomi as they begin theirs.
Journey Proud edition by Salley McInerney Literature Fiction eBooks
I really enjoyed this coming of age story. It is so well written and a very easy and relaxing read. I really liked the story line and the development of each character. Although I did not grow up in the south, I have lived in SC for over forty years and can appreciate the setting very much as well as the attitudes regarding race. GIven the recent events in Charleston, SC and the taking down of the confederate flag in Columbia, I found the story very timely, pointing out that people are people, regardless of race. I would highly recommend this author and will look for other work by her.Product details
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Journey Proud edition by Salley McInerney Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Awesome read! This author has a unique style of writing with brevity which makes the reading flow. Her characters draw you into the story and reel you back in time. Salley McInerney captures the essence of the time through the eyes of children and their struggles while growing up. Could not put this book down and highly recommend it!
Loved this from page one. Certainly hope she writes more.
Unity and equality and just plain love and kindness to our fellow man is so simple, but seems a Mt. Everest to accomplish. The shootings at Mother Emanuel are such a painful example
Started reading "Journey Proud" the day it arrived and finished it the next morning. So much of the early Sixties forgotten...so much remembered. Ms. McInerney takes us on a journey that some will remember with toe-curling joy and excitement as I did remembering my own childhood. But then we remember the pain that went along with that time and how our innocence was taken from us in so many ways. I was journey proud waiting on Ms. McInerney's book to arrive and it did not and will not disappoint the reader.
I knew the author in high school and remember her as quite an athlete, a team captain, and excellent field hockey player. After reconnecting due to our upcoming reunion preparations, and discovering that she is now a writer, I curiously started this novel and wasn't able to put it down until I finished! Salley is an amazingly talented storyteller, and I am recommending it to everyone I know. Throughout the pages, I was thinking movie, movie, movie! It made for an enjoyable Saturday afternoon and left me anxiously awaiting her next one!
Journey Proud is a great read! It's real life about growing up in the 50's and 60's. McInerney does an excellent job involving the reader in the life of each character, bringing to life the turbulence of the times and the confusion it caused. This book touches all emotions as memories come pouring back. This is a sweet story of growing up with best friends, memorable adventures in special places and the events that bind them together for life through hard lessons learned as innocence is shattered. I hated for it to end!
Waiting on the next one, Sal!
Disclosure I was married to the author's sister for 27 years and have known her since early childhood. Journey Proud is a sensitive exploration of a Southern milieu. The central character is an ancient live oak, one of those gargantuan moss-draped sentinels of the southern landscape, and the impelling force of the narrative is the role this tree plays in the lives of the protagonists over several decades. We meet the children who played in her branches, which became a real refuge from their chaotic and loveless home lives. We meet the strong African American maid who became a substitute mother to many of the children, and who plays a surprising role in the workings of grace at the end of the story. The story is told with verve and is very clever in its revelations, keeping the reader engaged and guessing until the very end. Its a mystery, a memoir, a political manifesto, a salvation story and a cracking good read.
I really enjoyed this coming of age story. It is so well written and a very easy and relaxing read. I really liked the story line and the development of each character. Although I did not grow up in the south, I have lived in SC for over forty years and can appreciate the setting very much as well as the attitudes regarding race. GIven the recent events in Charleston, SC and the taking down of the confederate flag in Columbia, I found the story very timely, pointing out that people are people, regardless of race. I would highly recommend this author and will look for other work by her.
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