A review by serendipitysbooks
The Peach Seed by Anita Gail Jones

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Peach Seed is a multigenerational family story, steeped in its Southern setting. The plot includes three main interwoven contemporary threads - addiction, adoption and reconnecting with a lost love, plus two main historical threads - one centering on the Civil Rights movement and the brutal police response; the other goes back to 1800s Senegal, the slave trade and the origins of the family tradition involving monkeys carved from peach seeds. There’s plenty of complicated family drama. At times it felt a little too long but overall I enjoyed the reading experience. And bonus points for the rich, fully realised depiction of older characters.

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