Within the shadow of a lynching tree, a field hand and his small son stand up against 1940s assumptions. The NANDRIA Series by Mary Jane Nordgren: NANDRIA'S WAR - The college-educated, daughter of a Black British diplomat arrives in rural Missouri in 1940 to introduce her bi-racial daughter to her white grandparents. FLOAT - The adolescent daughter of the town nurse learns how deep love can reach with help from a Black teacher and a town willing to risk their lives to rescue her. CAGED -In a small-town world of guilty secrets, July 4, 1940, was a day of fear as well as celebration. EXHALATION - questions the long-held assumption that lynching does no harm to whites. Praise for Mary Jane Nordgren: "Some very beautiful and naturalistic writing...not only do you have strong central characters, but you have also given a real richness and context to small characters." -Kay Snow Award judge Other books by MaryJane Nordgren: EARLY: Logging Tales Too Human to be Fiction QUIET COURAGE Please view: maryjanenordgren.com