{"product_id":"mourning-cries-and-lullabies-paperback","title":"Mourning Cries and Lullabies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn S. Adkison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can one woman's life reveal about family, resilience, and a changing America?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMourning Cries and Lullabies tells the story of Annie Laura Brooks, a woman whose life began in rural Alabama at the turn of the twentieth century and unfolded across generations of profound change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in a world shaped by family, farming, faith, hard work, and Southern traditions, Laura learns early that life rarely follows an easy path. As the years pass, she builds a family, works the land, faces uncertainty, and discovers strength in places she never expected to find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Laura's memories and the family stories preserved by her granddaughter, readers are taken into the everyday world of rural Alabama, where cotton fields, gardens, home cooking, quilting, church gatherings, neighbors, and family ties form the fabric of community life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath those familiar traditions lies a deeply human story about love and marriage, motherhood and family, hardship and hope, grief and perseverance. Laura lives through a period when women had limited choices and families depended heavily on one another. She witnesses a nation transformed by economic hardship, war, technological change, and shifting social expectations while holding firmly to the values that shaped her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMourning Cries and Lullabies\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a family history. It is a window into Southern life and a tribute to the strength of an ordinary woman whose experiences became an extraordinary family legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who enjoy Southern memoirs, women's stories, rural American history, family history, and multigenerational stories of resilience, Laura's journey offers a heartfelt glimpse into a world that should not be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the woman behind the memories and the legacy her life left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089452355891,"sku":"9798902359975","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9c4xsNk_mW9798902359975.webp?v=1789591898","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mourning-cries-and-lullabies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}