About your Book: Lucy Green Eyes is a story based on actual events in the life of Merlene McDaniel as told from her eyes growing up in the small town of Swansea South Carolina. It is a happy, sad, joyous and humorous cacophony of a little girl’s relationships with life, loved ones and herself. The story touches upon racism, abuse and the humanism of a young girl learning to deal with loneliness, rejection, admiration and feelings of illegitimacy. Although Merlene spends much of her early years … [Read more...] about Excerpt From Lucy Green Eyes by Paulette Benjamin
Book Excerpt: Lucy Green Eyes by Paulette Benjamin
About your Book: "Oh, how I wished I could've told her what had happened. How I wished I could've let go and allowed the tears to spill. But I knew that if I had cried, Mama would've asked me what the matter was. And if I had told her the truth, she would've said that I was lying. And if she thought that I was lying . . . well, you know the rest. Still, I wonder . . . did she know? Did anyone know? Didn't everyone know?" Lucy Green Eyes is based on the true-life … [Read more...] about Book Excerpt: Lucy Green Eyes by Paulette Benjamin
