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The family moves into a small apartment on State Street. In May, Freeman returns to Chicago with his wife and Nellie Lee. He and Olive later decide to move Chicago in hopes of opening his own funeral home there. Two weeks later, Freeman takes Erma Jean to Chicago, Illinois to have her treated there. The whole family gathers for Pace's funeral, excluding Nellie Lee's older brother William. Erma Jean stops speaking after seeing him die. He clings to life for two days, before passing on. In February, the sheriff brings a badly hurt Pace. The whole family is eagerly awaiting the return of her uncle Pace who has been fighting in a war. Her father and grandfather run Love and Sons Funeral Home in the small town. In 1919, Nellie Lee Love lives in Bradford Corners, Tennessee with her parents Olive and Freeman, grandparents Grandma Nessie and Papa Till, and older sister Erma Jean. The Love family is just like the bouquet Daddy described." Plot We only need to look at Daddy's side of the family to see that he's telling us the truth. But each one beautiful in his or her own way. He says a Colored family is like a beautiful bouquet of flowers-all different colors, sizes, and shapes. But when people asked Lizzie Palmer if she was white, she'd always answer, "No, color me dark." Daddy won't stand for color talk, either. After the war, because she was so light-skinned many people thought she was white. I love it when Mama tells about her grandmother, Lizzie Palmer. They think being light-skinned is better than being dark! Mama says that's nonsense and I think so, too. Through the love of their family, both sisters learn that they possess the strenght to triumph.Dedication " To Maya Cantrell on the occasion of her first communion 1999" Book description " January 2, 1919 When a group of boys threaten Nellie Lee, Erma Jean finds her voice just in time to fend them off. Though life in this northern city, is exciting, Nellie Lee sees that racism knows no boundaries. Mamma believes a new start will help Nellie Lee's sister Erma Jean, who stopped speaking after a mysterious but horrifying event only she witnessed. Nellie Lee Love moves north with her fmaily to Chicago - the land of opportunity - hoping to escape the racism of the rural south. Through the love of their family, both sisters.