The Logan family’s story grows with the trio of novels, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Let the Circle Be Unbroken, and The Road to Memphis. Two other smaller but powerful novels are The Well and The Land that tell the stories of the older Logan family members.
There are other books that she has written that are based on specific family stories: The Gold Cadillac, The Friendship, and Mississippi Bridge.
It is Ms. Taylor’s use of history and her unambiguous and unsentimental treatment of the characters’ period appropriate reactions make reading her stories challenging for older readers and frustrating for those readers born after 1970. Those post 1970 readers have a hard time relating to the social constrictions that the Logans and their friends must endure to survive. The beauty in the stories is Ms. Taylor’s deft hand at writing characters that even when a reader disagrees with their actions, they care enough about them to continue reading the story to its conclusion.
The aspirations and community that the Logans present are as relevant today as in the 1850’s and that is to have the closeness of family and friends, the space in rural life, the culture that sustains the soul and the will to survive life’s obstacles make for very meaty reading.
Mildred D. Taylor is a highly recommended author.
Read an interview by Mildred D. Taylor by clinking on the above link.
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