The Blacksmith's Daughter

William Brown, one of the last blacksmiths
in Atlanta, has become a rich and powerful man buying and
selling land and requiring only the best for his wife Bira,
his crippled son and five unmarried daughters. The Piano Man
wanders into this life enticed by the carefree youngest
daughter June, but destined to marry the eldest sister
according to the blacksmith's plan. June's desire to change
these plans leads the proud family down a path that could
destroy everything the blacksmith has worked for.


"A heart wrenching tale of an autocratic
father's attempt to control the lives of his five daughters
and in the process re-invent his sense of self. . .Minnette
Coleman, in lyrical fashion, paints a downward spiral of
envy. "The Blacksmith's Daughter" is a singular tale of love
and longing but also one of redemption told through the
voice of a poet."
- Grace F. Edwards author, The
Mali Anderson Mysteries

"The really
masterly aspect of this book, beyond its authentic voice,
its entirely credible characters and its compelling
situations delivered in hypnotically cadenced prose, is the
way it twists and turns you as to how you react to the
behavior and values of the blacksmith himself."
-
Tim Roux author- The Dance of the Pheasodile' (Night
Publishing)

"An untold historical
narrative of dedication to self-sufficiency and advanced
education is interlaced within this imaginative love story
focusing on family and community. Crisp, vibrant poetic
imagery colors the dialogue about the big brown blacksmith
and his world of the1920's in Atlanta."
Janice
White Sikes Rogers,
Specialist in Southern
History
Atlanta Auburn Avenue Research Library on
African American Culture & History