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Melissa Foster has made a place for herself alongside the best with this character-driven piece of historical fiction. I hesitate to use the term "historical fiction" as, for me at least, it conjures up images of stuffy old-world type literature, and this is not that. It vibrates with truth and authenticity, emotion and clarity. And the time, although another era, is not so far removed as some would like to believe. This story felt like a well-told memoir, like a real glimpse into the minds and lives of the people of this small town. It reminds us that while one person cannot change the world, the changes begin one person at a time, building to a crescendo of power, whereby evolution can take place.

This was a gripping tale that. once involved, I could not put away. I spent an entire day wrapped in the racial turmoil of the fight for civil rights in the not-so-distant past, and when I awoke the next day, I missed Alison, A.K.A. Pixie, and felt the void of no longer being inside her mind and heart. That, to me, is the test of a really great story--do I miss the characters when they are gone--if I do, I know the author has written real life characters that levitate from the pages into another realm of existence. Melissa Foster did that here. Brava, Melissa, brava!


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Have No Shame When civil rights and forbidden love collide edition by Melissa Foster Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

A child's upbringing will very often determine her beliefs. Teach her hatred and intolerance, and she will most likely harbor those same feelings. Teach her "her place" in the world, and that another group of people is "less than" people of her own race, and she will most likely adopt those same prejudices. Especially if she idolizes her father, who has been teaching her those things her whole life. Especially when her fiance's idea of "sport" is chasing and beating negro boys half to death.

That is... until something horrific happens. For Alison, finding a black man's dead body changes everything.

This book is set in a shameful period of American history, when racial attitudes and behavior in parts of the deep South lagged far behind the actual enactment of civil rights laws. The story of a young woman's awakening to the injustices around her, and the inherent dangers involved when she and others sought to right those wrongs, is a story worth telling. In particular, Foster's description of a civil rights march gone seriously wrong rings eerily true. In fact, there are many terrific parts in this book that are well worth reading.

BUT... the overnight change of heart Alison undergoes strikes me as a bit facile. I would have liked to see a more gradual change in her attitude. Interracial love affairs most certainly did happen in the '60s, but for her to go from never having spoken to, sat beside, or touched a black person in her life... to falling in love, and getting intimate with a black man scant days after meeting him didn't ring true to me. Her personal feelings for a black man certainly made the story more poignant, but the relationship was forced along too quickly. Yes, I know romance novels frequently show people "falling madly in love" after just a single glance across a crowded room, but I expected more of a realistic approach from this book. During that period of history, interracial love affairs happened, but not that easily... especially not in a deep South town saturated in KKK leanings. Alison may have been attracted to Jackson, but in my opinion, she'd be terrified by that attraction, fighting herself every step of the way, and feeling deep-set angst about bucking everything she'd ever been taught.

For portraying both racial prejudice, and the courage and danger involved in the fight for civil rights so well, I laud the author, and give her five enthusiastic stars. For what I consider to be an unrealistic depiction of Alison's character, I'd only give a three. Overall, though, I'd say it averages out to a very solid four stars. The story line may be predictable, but it's also quite enjoyable. For those who weren't around to experience those days, you may even find it educational. At any rate, try it. I think you'll like it.
I read this book over a two-day period and have been musing over it's characters and message ever since. Have No Shame is a fascinating literary journey back to 1960s Arkansas at the height of the Civil Rights movement. That remarkable period of time is seen through the eyes of a sweet southern girl named Alison. A tragic discovery forces Alison to face the truth about her hometown--and her family. I'm in awe of how deeply this story touched me. I'm not a southerner, nor am I a "daddy's girl" but I was drawn into Alison's life as she dealt with her father's control issues, her mother's secret life, sibling rivalry, early marriage, domestic abuse, and secret love. Her journey into maturity is a direct reflection of our nation's civil rights movement--when Americans decided to open their eyes to the evil around them and finally take a stand. Alison spent her childhood being told to "know her place" and as she grows up, she discovers exactly where that "place" is.
Melissa Foster never ceases to amaze me. This was written in a way that I was there! This was life when I was a child. My emotions stayed in charged up mode from beginning to end. I needed tissues, my stomach knotted, I cried, I laughed, I smiled and sometimes just plain hurt! I highly recommend this book. Those that did not ever experience segregation, will get a taste of what life really was like back then. Thank you Melissa for reminding me how life use to be!
This is a very good book that catches some of the civil rights problems of the l960's. For the most part I really loved it and have passed it along to my friends.
I do feel that the Author quit writing before the story was finished therefore, I would ask a few questions about the ending.

1. How did Pixie and Jackson magically get from Forest City to New York?
2. Why didn't Jackson's father play a role he was only mentioned in one sentence, while Pixie's father was a main character?
3. Why was Jackson's family left hanging in Forest City with Pixie's husband and Uncle still on the loose to maim and Kill?
4. What was Jackson's occupation in New York? Why wasn't he using the G.I. Bill to further his education?
5. Jake was left hanging also. He was not allowed to follow his dream.
6. The Boycott was not a Boycott it was a protest. There is a big difference between them.
7. What changes were made in Forest City as a result of the Protest?
8, What changes were made in Pixie's family after the protest?

I would suggest that you go back and write about five more chapters that answer some of these questions.
Melissa Foster has made a place for herself alongside the best with this character-driven piece of historical fiction. I hesitate to use the term "historical fiction" as, for me at least, it conjures up images of stuffy old-world type literature, and this is not that. It vibrates with truth and authenticity, emotion and clarity. And the time, although another era, is not so far removed as some would like to believe. This story felt like a well-told memoir, like a real glimpse into the minds and lives of the people of this small town. It reminds us that while one person cannot change the world, the changes begin one person at a time, building to a crescendo of power, whereby evolution can take place.

This was a gripping tale that. once involved, I could not put away. I spent an entire day wrapped in the racial turmoil of the fight for civil rights in the not-so-distant past, and when I awoke the next day, I missed Alison, A.K.A. Pixie, and felt the void of no longer being inside her mind and heart. That, to me, is the test of a really great story--do I miss the characters when they are gone--if I do, I know the author has written real life characters that levitate from the pages into another realm of existence. Melissa Foster did that here. Brava, Melissa, brava!