TY - BOOK AU - McFadden,Bernice L. TI - Gathering of waters SN - 9781617750311 AV - PS 3563 .C3622 G38 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Akashic Books KW - Till, Emmett, KW - African Americans KW - Crimes against KW - Mississippi KW - Fiction KW - African American families KW - fast KW - Race relations KW - Historical fiction KW - Biographical fiction KW - lcgft KW - gsafd N2 - The story is narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi. Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fanstasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the waters of the Tallahatchie River and the two lovers are reunited.--Publisher's description ER -