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Reviewed by Vincent Dublado for Readers' Favorite
At the heart of Roberta George’s intriguing novel, The Day’s Heat, are layers of thought-provoking events--events that will make us re-evaluate the concept of integration and where it fits into the socio-political spectrum of our lives, most notably among people of color. It challenges interracial harmony to make a stand when it turns a blind eye to the naked realities that we don’t see in the lives of ordinary individuals. Picture this scene: A half-colored woman devoted to her Catholic faith, Lee James faces domestic existential problems in early sixties Georgia. Despite integration as a burgeoning ideology, she contends with biases and prejudices of people around her, especially from her Caucasian husband’s family, her community, and her own church. While pregnant with her third child, matters further complicate as Lee finds herself drawn to Father David Palmer, her parish priest who has mutual feelings for her.
Though these events happened in the sixties, we are transported on that day as passive three-dimensional viewers in witnessing Lee’s battles. Her struggles unfold before us in smooth, flowing prose that points us to the sordid realities about acceptance dependent on skin tones. Who would not feel a stab of empathy when Lee had to negotiate or bite back from the labyrinth of rude questions from people who perceive her life as a product of wrong choices? With the conception of The Day’s Heat, Roberta George has given us another chance to rethink interracial community, family, and relationships. It reminds us that although most people’s intentions are good, it becomes dangerous when it oversteps boundaries and operates under implied absolutism. This book is riveting in addressing such a harrowing theme.
