Scarlet Sister Mary

Download or read book Scarlet Sister Mary written by Julia Mood Peterkin and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarlet Sister Mary is the story of a free-spirited woman's life in the post-Emancipation South [Carolina]. It is unique in its portrayal of an African-American community as capable of independent existence in the South at that time. The culture of the community is portrayed most interestingly and permeates through the religious, spiritual and even medical undertones of story. While Peterkin tells a poetic tale of an independent, strong, rebellious woman ... --Bobby Jasak at Amazon.com.