The Family Stone
by Michael R. Lane
Publication Date: Sep 25, 2023
List Price: $17.95
Format: Paperback, 246 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780971645394
Imprint: Bare Bones Press
Publisher: Bare Bones Press
Parent Company: Bare Bones Press
Before the supermarket boom, corner markets dominated neighborhoods where most people did their grocery shopping. These corner markets sold all of your staples. They were hospitable and served as a junction to exchange ideas, beliefs, and gossip in much the same way as barbershops and beauty salons still do today. The Family Stone is set in the memory of these institutions long gone from most American economic landscapes.
It is the year following the long, hot summer in America. Abraham and Winona Stone are the proud owners of Willie’s Market, a modest corner grocery store in a working-class urban community. The Civil Rights movement is at full throttle. The fight for social equality does not halt personal drama. Intriguing neighborhood sagas of life, death, love, heartbreak, betrayal, hope, faith, and redemption play out against the fiery backdrop of civil unrest.