The Other Side of the Flood
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"Why don't we talk to grandma and grandpa, Elizabeth?" It made Anna feel quite stoic to speak of talking to the dead. "You didn't even know grandma and grandpa, Anna. And besides, they can't even hear you." "You don't know, Elizabeth. Mr. Lazarus heard Jesus call him and walked he got right up from being dead and walked on out of his tomb." "Well, Anna Jane, that's all well and good but you ain't Jesus!"
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Elizabeth and Anna Torrey grew up in a small Mississippi town during Civil War times. Their love and friendship for a young slave girl named Simmy tells of the interweaving of the lives of slave and slave-master. Papa, the voice of wisdom, and Mama, a pillar of love, influenced their lives. Half fiction and half family history, this book will have you guessing if it has been written about you. A wholesome book for all ages.
About the Author
Sarah (Kelly) Albritton is the mother of five and grandmother of eleven. She has a bachelor’s degree from Belhaven College and a master’s degree in English. Sarah loves family history and has a deep love of her Scottish Presbyterian roots. She is retired and lives in Clinton, Mississippi, where she has lived for the last forty-two years.