Excerpt from A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

"Didn't segregation end twenty years ago?" Dad muttered. I wished Tom had overheard him. I wished Dad would say we could leave and go get ice cream.

Tom motioned for us to follow him. "Every one of these buildings is owned outright, including our new auditorium across the street! We don't believe in debt. We're headed over there now. And we don't even have to watch for cars! Would you believe it, God has blessed us with covered crosswalks? Don't that just make you want to say, Amen?"

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