Although I enjoyed the telling of the story of her life from Sally, I felt the book lost it's way half way through when it switched to her granddaughter telling the story of her research and it failed to have the same impact on me. I got lost in places as to who was who and how they were all related, but as I read this on kindle, I am not sure if the book had a generations page in it to remind the reader of the names and dates?

I enjoyed all the historical references and reminders e.g. Rosa Parks' famous bus ride and the instances of segregation, and this added some warmth and substance to what could have otherwise just turned into a family history research diary.

Mostly based on a real story, so an impactful piece of literature.

Fabulous and amazing book! This is a story that is going to stick with you. Gain the insights from this story, and dive into Sally today!

Sally is an excellent book, and I love that the fictionalized life of 'Sally' is interwoven with the fictional life of Michelle, and all is based loosely on the known lives of Sally and J. Schlenker. This was a wonderful tribute to the life of Sally Barnes. It is also a tribute to the digging prowess of J. Schlenker. Even in a small, insular community finding details about the lives of persons three and four generations back is not guaranteed. All that was found and shared with us is remarkable, and Sally is a person we would all be pleased to find in our heritage.

I received a free electronic copy of this novel based on fact from Netgalley, J. Schlenker, and Binka Publishing LLC - BooksGoSocial in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

I didn’t get on well with this book and didn’t read very far in... I found the dialogue too contrived and it didn’t work for me,

I enjoyed reading Sally’s story as told by Sally herself to Alice. I lost interest when the story moved on to Alice’s granddaughter continuing the research. It seemed to lose meaning when not being told with Sally’s own “voice.”

‘Sally’ is an account of one woman tracing her roots to one of the most despicable and inhuman cultural contstructs in human history. Sensitively researched and written with the help of first-hand accounts of those who had contact with her or knew her personally, Sally’s previously unrecorded and largely unacknowledged life is given prominence and personal clarity through the genealogically inquisitive efforts of author, J. Schlenker. The content is absolutely enthralling and Schlenker succeeds in imparting a real sense of the depravity, injustices and prejudices surrounding segregation during Sally’s lifetime from the late 1850s until the middle 20th century.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this galley, SALLY. Due to its content not being like synopsis, I lost interest around page 50. Please let me know if a formal review is still needed to be posted.