Alex Dean
Published: 2018-02-10
Total Pages: 510
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The entire Lula Darling Series in one Boxset! The Secret Life of Lula Darling A fourteen-year-old girl tells a story in her own words... Lula Darling is a fourteen-year-old slave growing up on a plantation in Natchez, Mississippi in 1854. After the untimely deaths of her father, and then brother, her perilous life could not seem to get any worse. Under the watchful eye of the slave owner and his father, an inventor, Lula, along with her mother, Ella Mae, are losing any and all hope of ever being free from the bondages and terrors of slavery. But one day, while hiding in fear in the slave owner's attic Lula makes a startling discovery that transports her through time and space into the future and changes her life forever. A Life's Purpose Lula Darling and her mother, Ella Mae, have escaped the terrors of slavery in the deep antebellum South and now want to enjoy their freedom and adjust to life in the twenty-first century. They soon learn, however, that their newfound existence is anything but safe or easy. Lula and Ella Mae struggle to balance the overwhelming challenges of modern-day living with the demands of keeping their past a secret and the unyielding desire to make a difference. "A Life's Purpose," the compelling follow-up to Alex Dean's "The Secret Life of Lula Darling," follows the lives of three young people finding their way in a world filled with hate, racial injustice, and the personal drama in their own lives. The Rise of Lula Darling A Brave Young Woman Risks Everything to Fulfill Her Life's Purpose... After surviving a harrowing past, Lula Darling has made it her life's purpose to right the wrongs of injustice and racial inequality. But first, some pitfalls will put her and her mother, Ella Mae's faith to the test and their lives in danger. As they seek a way forward, the two women learn what life entails in an America that has become more divisive than ever. But through the assistance of family and friends, including the wise and fearless matriarch, Mama D. and some entertaining moments, Lula and her mother allow the tragic events of their past to be used for good. "The Rise of Lula Darling," the compelling conclusion to Alex Dean's Lula Darling series follows the lives of two former slaves as they find strength and empowerment to bring hope in today's world! Includes a surprise ending!