Irene Latham

Everyone has a story to tell...

And you never know where those stories will take you. I've been all around the world, back to Bible times and into the future. My latest adventure took me to 1932 Gee's Bend, Alabama.

Come, let me tell you a story...

Artelia Bendolph, 1937, Arthur Rothstein for FSA

This novel was inspired by The Quilts of Gee's Bend art exhibit. When I think of Ludelphia Bennett, the heroine of LEAVING GEE'S BEND, I see a courageous, young girl who looks something like this.

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