Quilt of Souls

Like many Black Americans of the mid-twentieth century Phyllis Lawsons parents moved from their hometown of Livingston Alabama to the big city in search of a better life. It wasnt long before hardships left them unable to provide. Soon four-year-old Phyllis is plucked off her front porch ripped away from the only family she knows and sent to live with her grandmother Lula on an Alabama farm with no electricity plumbing or running water. Heartbroken by her mothers abandonment Phyllis struggles to acclimate to her new surroundings. Thanks to the unconditional love of Grandma Lula and the healing powers of an old tattered quilt she is finally able to adjust to her new life. In Quilt of Souls Lawson documents her childhood growing up with the incredible woman who raised her and the powerful family heirloom that served as the cloth that would forever stitch their lives together. With its tales of family despair freedom and hope the true story behind this deeply personal memoir serves as the inspiration for http://www.quiltofsouls.com where individuals share relics and stories from their own family histories.