A Fictional Novel of Social Significance Set During the Turbulent 1970s

Dec. 3, 2008 - PRLog -- Author Alma Hudson’s novel brings racial issues to the forefront with delicate balance and thoughtful compassion.
   
Diane Jones, an African-American 18-year old honors student takes a job as a nanny to a prestigious white family, Jerry and Ann Shaw, before entering college.  It’s the late 1970s in California and while racial issues are coming to the forefront, Diane comes face to face with those issues.  She quickly becomes a respected friend and member of their blended family, paying special attention to their eight-year old son, Chad, Ann’s son from a previous marriage.  The Shaw’s eldest son, David returns home for the summer and an immediate attraction sparks between Diane and David.  They began a secretive love affair.
   
Can Diane’s proud, traditional family accept a white man as Diane’s love interest?  Will the Shaw family value her as David’s potential partner?  As their love affair blossoms, Diane and David make their relationship public.
   
This story of an interracial love during the turbulent 70s deftly explores the ugly racism that propelled our nation’s conscious to change toward a more diversified culture.  Written with sophisticated realism, Hudson’s novel stands out as a literary piece of significance during our present-day political climate.
   
Publisher’s website:  http://www.eloquentbooks.com/CheckeredFences.html

About the Author:                                                                                               
Alma Hudson works in legal management and is actively involved in community and environmental issues.  Ms. Hudson has an Associate’s and Bachelor of Arts Degree and lives with her two children and husband, Eugene in Lancaster, California.  Checkered Fences is her first novel.  
                                                                                 
                                                                               
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