Jacqueline White

A House of Cards Jacqueline White

Massachusetts, 1969. When Tracy Burrows leaves Bakersfield, Alabama, to attend college at the prestigious Radcliffe University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she has three goals: graduate near the top of her class, attend Harvard Law, and not make any waves. But our best intentions often go awry. . . Tracy lands smack in the middle of the civil unrest sweeping the nation, finding herself on one of the country's most active college campuses during the middle of the Student Movement. As a young, black woman, sitting out isn't an option, especially when she casually begins to date Kurt, a white, affluent law student. Tracy is startled to discover that she's revolutionary without even trying. Kurt and Tracy's relationship grows more serious, but a secret from Kurt's past threatens everything Tracy is working toward. Questions arise about race, relationships, and Tracy's own growing social consciousness. As she struggles with how much she's willing to give up to achieve her goals, Tracy realizes that the biggest lessons in life are the ones learned outside of the classroom. Brilliantly capturing the tumultuous spirit of the late 1960s, A House of Cards shares how life's least trodden paths often lead to the best rewards.