Angela Jackson-Brown

Dec 3, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Angela Jackson-Brown |Kristin Hannah

A dramatic, vividly detailed reconstruction of a little-known aspect of the Vietnam War. A young woman’s experience as a nurse in Vietnam casts a deep shadow over her life. When we learn that the farewell party in the opening scene is for Frances “Frankie” McGrath’s older brother—“a golden boy, a wild child who could make the hardest heart soften”—who is leaving to serve in Vietnam in 1966, we feel pretty certain that poor Finley McGrath is marked for death.

Oct 9, 2024 | indytoday.6amcity.com | Kurt Vonnegut |Ashley Flowers |Angela Jackson-Brown |Leah Johnson

What’s better than a good book? A good book written by your neighbor (or former neighbor). Brew up a batch of your favorite tea from Tea’s Me or grab a latte from Kaffeine Coffee and get ready to meet your next read, because we’re talking about locally written books in the Indy area. Fiction“Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut | Release date: 1963 | You might have read this dark sci-fi novel that satirizes technology, religion, and science in school.

Jan 1, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Angela Jackson-Brown

In Homeward, Angela Jackson-Brown crafts a beautiful story of a young Black woman named Rose coming to realize she deserves so more than what the world is offering. It’s a powerful tale of love, loss, community, and finding your way through troubled times.  The novel is split roughly into two sections. The first focuses on Rose, her marriage, and her faith. She grew up in Parsons, Georgia, surrounded by a large, hardworking family who always looked out for one another.

Oct 10, 2023 | familyfiction.com | Angela Jackson-Brown

HomewardAngela Jackson-BrownHarper MuseGenres: African American Historical, Southern FictionRelease Date: October 10, 2023ISBN-10: ‎1400241103ISBN-13: ‎978-1400241101Book Summary:The country is changing, and her own world is being turned upside down. Nothing—and no one—will ever be the same. Georgia, 1962. Rose Perkins Bourdon returns home to Parsons, GA, without her husband and pregnant with another man’s baby.