Streets of Ferry — Mary Flowers Carter

In Mary Carter's latest historical novel, Streets of Ferry, the sequel to Lest We Forget, the main character, Joey Bloomfield, deals with the sudden desertion of his wife, Amma, and the task of caring for their five children alone. Struggling to come to grips with his wife's bewildering actions and a diagnosis of her condition as depression, a subject Joey has limited knowledge of and no previous life experience from which to draw.While his wife recovers, through his friend, Berman, Joey is introduced to the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the promise of a new day, a time when he and his children will no longer suffer the daily indignities and the second-class treatment inherit in the government-condoned segregation in the Southern United States.Sadly, Joey has never even dreamed of such freedom, but after participating in the Alabama Bus Boycott protest marches, Joey realizes a new sense of hope for the future, not only for the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, but also for his own family. Joey returns home with a renewed strength and determination to see his family reunited, all together once again.