In the Shadow of Alabama

By: Judy Reene Singer

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Synopsis: An estranged daughter returns home to discover her father&’s WWII history in a &“beautifully written&” novel of family rifts and the burdens of racism (Historical Novel Society).Rachel Fleischer has good reasons not to be at her father&’s deathbed. Foaling season is at hand and her horses are becoming restless. But her horse manager, Malachi—more of a father to Rachel than Marty ever was—convinces her to go.When a stranger at her father&’s funeral delivers an odd gift and an apology, Rachel is drawn into the epic story of her father&’s World War II experience and the scandal that would cast a shadow on his life. As she learns about his time as a Jewish sergeant in charge of a platoon of black soldiers in 1940s Alabama, she finally begins to free herself from the past and choose a life waiting in the wings.&“Prepare for Singer to keep you up all night ricocheting between a present day horse farm, family traumas, and the unthinkable racism in the military during WWII. The long arm of war travels through generations in this emotional drama.&” —New York Times–bestselling author Jacqueline Sheehan