“历史不在书中，尤其是对我们这样的人而言。历史就存在于我们的生活中，以及我们对彼此讲述的关于这些生活的故事中。”

当Zora Neale Hurston和她**的朋友Carrie Brown发现镇上的哑巴可以说话时，她们认为自己已经发现了一个大秘密。但波尔克先生的沉默只是一个更大谜题的一部分，这个谜题可以追溯到半个世纪以前一个叫露西亚的被奴役女孩的悲惨故事。当Zora的好奇心把不情愿的Carrie带入这个谜团的更深处时，这个故事通过交替的叙述展开了。露西亚争取自由的斗争在几年的时间里引发了共鸣，威胁到了美国**个合并的黑人城镇的未来——作家Zora Neale Hurston（1891–1960）的故乡。在一个引人入胜的以青少年长大成熟为主题的故事中，获奖作家T. R. Simon捍卫了一个民族站出来争取正义的力量。

A powerful fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood adventures explores the idea of collective memory and the lingering effects of slavery.

"History ain't in a book, especially when it comes to folks like us. History is in the lives we lived and the stories we tell each other about those lives."

When Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend, Carrie Brown, discover that the town mute can speak after all, they think they've uncovered a big secret. But Mr. Polk's silence is just one piece of a larger puzzle that stretches back half a century to the tragic story of an enslaved girl named Lucia. As Zora's curiosity leads a reluctant Carrie deeper into the mystery, the story unfolds through alternating narratives. Lucia's struggle for freedom resonates through the years, threatening the future of America's first incorporated black township -- the hometown of author Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960). In a riveting coming-of-age tale, award-winning author T. R. Simon champions the strength of a people to stand up for justice.