Romance, suspense and murder are at the center of this sequel to the
popular Blackberry Days of Summer and An Elderberry Fall that highlight
African American life in the 1920s.Nothing seems to change for Carrie
Parker. Even as she attempts to move on, her life is still haunted by
reminders of the late Herman Camm, the beady-eyed, small man who forever
changed the life of her family. His twin, Kindred, is in town and he is
the spitting image of his brother, yet everyone feels he is the opposite
of his irresponsible, womanizing twin. He is accepted immediately but
Carrie is afraid. Is he actually the dead Herman come back to life?
Simon, her husband, thinks she is losing her mind, as he is too busy
chasing his dream of being a major Colored League baseball player, but
now he is spending less time on the road. Carrie suspects he knows about
her intimate friendship with Adam Murphy, who is spending his spare time
in Petersburg, pursuing Carrie as if she is available. There's more than
meets the eye with Kindred, and Carrie's mother is willing to do
whatever she can to help Carrie determine if he really is someone new.
Soon, all the suspicions are satisfied when Kindred's true identity is
revealed. But with a twist no one is expecting, the town is now reeling
with an unsolved murder on its hands. Another tantalizing whodunit by
Ruth P. Watson, Cranberry Winter is a provocative novel that will keep
you guessing until the very end.
