Time's Undoing: A Novel
Cheryl A. HeadBirmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife & young daughter. Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the “Magic City” for its booming steel industry, & while Robert and his family find much to enjoy in the city’s busy markets & vibrant nightlife, it’s also a stronghold for the Klan. And with his beautiful, light-skinned wife & snazzy car, Robert begins to worry that he might be drawing the wrong kind of attention.
2019: Meghan McKenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, has grown up hearing family lore about her great-grandfather’s murder—but no one knows the full story of what really happened back then, & his body was never found. Determined to find answers to her family’s long-buried tragedy & spurred by the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement, Meghan travels to Birmingham. But as her investigation begins to uncover dark secrets that spider across both the city & time, her life may be in danger.
Inspired by true events, Time’s Undoing is both a passionate tale of one woman’s quest for the truth behind the racially motivated trauma that has haunted her family for generations &, as newfound friends & supporters in Birmingham rally around Meghan’s search, the uplifting story of a community coming together to fight for change.
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Cheryl A. Head: Writer, television producer, & broadcast executive. She is the author of the award-winning Charlie Mack Motown mysteries, whose female PI protagonist is queer & Black. She is an Anthony Award nominee, a 2-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, a 3-time Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist,...