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Topics of conversation:

  • Social issues of the 60s and 70s
  • Arranged marriages in the black community
  • Struggle, diversity, and social issues while growing up
  • Survival of inter-racial communities in 21st century
  • Acceptance of African Americans in the 21st century

Alma Hudson works in legal management. She possesses an Associate’s and Bachelor of Arts Degree and lives with her two children and husband, Eugene in Lancaster, California. Checkered Fences is her first novel.

Checkered Fences

Alma Hudson
Eloquent Books (2008 & 2010 Kindle)
ISBN 9781606931912
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (02/10)

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Synopsis: Diane Jones, an African-American 18-year old honors student takes a job as a nanny to a prestigious white family, Jerry and Ann Shaw, before entering college. It’s the late 1970s in California and while racial issues are coming to the forefront, Diane comes face to face with those issues. She quickly becomes a respected friend and member of their blended family, paying special attention to their eight-year old son, Chad, Ann’s son from a previous marriage. The Shaw’s eldest son, David returns home for the summer and an immediate attraction sparks between Diane and David. They began a secretive love affair.

Can Diane’s proud, traditional family accept a white man as Diane’s love interest? Will the Shaw family value her as David’s potential partner? As their love affair blossoms, Diane and David make their relationship public. Checkered Fences is a novel of remarkable insight and a tribute to our world’s changing social and political climate. Author Alma Hudson’s novel brings racial issues to the forefront with delicate balance and thoughtful compassion.