Their Eyes Have Seen God. A Novel About Love and Hope

Jeni Crawford was destined for the traditional fate of a black woman: don’t complain, don’t stand out, obey white people and your husband in everything. Don’t expect your life to be any different from those lived by your grandmother, mother,... and hundreds of thousands of other colored women. At first, this was true: Jeni's first two husbands were preoccupied with themselves and with achieving a 'respectable' position in society, with the wife being merely a pleasant addition. They were unable to imagine that a young beautiful woman could have her own opinions, desires, and dreams. Only in her third marriage did Jeni blossom like a large white flower on a pear tree. Fate gifted her with a meeting with a young reckless guy. She fell in love and, leaving everything behind, went with him to seek her happiness...