Laila Ibrahim's Mustard Seed: An Aromatic Spice for Delicious Cooking.

Phoenix Rising: I enjoyed reading Yellow Crocus, the first book of this series years ago. When I learned of Mustard Seed and Golden Poppies, I immediately downloaded them to my Kindle.

I loved catching up with Lisbeth, Mattie, and their families, and I look forward to reading the last book in the series to see what happens next.

United States on Oct 27, 2023

janice: This wonderful sequel was a real page turner. Interesting view into a difficult changing time in this country. Perfect depiction of ugliness and beauty and the bonds that bind people together! Really excited to read the next one!

United States on Oct 19, 2023

Jayy: A good continuation of the series. Hard to truly rate without giving away spoilers but I will say that I enjoyed the writing style and the updates on all the characters from the first book in the series.

United States on Oct 17, 2023

Grandma Bee: A disturbing yet absorbing story of America following its Civil War. Was the freedom so many died for worth it? Laila Ibrahim stirs the reader’s emotions with her tale of family rifts in the battle to rid the country of slavery and highlights the compassion of those who acknowledged their coloured people as fellow citizens of this great country.

Australia on Oct 11, 2023

Cheryl Graham: We get to see Lisbeth giving back to those who really guided her through childhood with the love she desperately needed. Jordon was saved from a life of slavery by her Mother Mattie. Now she is able to return to help those who were not as fortunate. Both have come full circle in this continued saga.

United States on Aug 25, 2023

Ms J A M Smith: Well written. Gripping read!

United Kingdom on Jul 03, 2023

Annie Lowing: This is the follow-up to Yellow Crocus and I think a better read.
New to me that some people were still enslaved after slavery was ended.
Looking forward to reading the third book.

United Kingdom on Jun 22, 2023

Donatello: Amazing combo of facts and fiction.. it has been long since a book enchanted me so much.a must read for people who want to get a glimpse of past

India on Mar 22, 2023

Jennifer Lara: Mustard Seed by Laila Ibrahim is the second book in the Freedman/Johnson trilogy. It’s been three years since the end of the Civil War, Lisbeth Johnson and Mattie Freedman are raising their families in Oberlin, Ohio. Lisbeth receives news that her father is dying, she is summoned back to Virginia and the plantation where she grew up. She must face the proud Confederate family she left behind when she married an abolitionist and moved north. Mattie and her daughter, Jordan, return to Virginia, as well, to save the family they left behind who still suffer in oppression. As these women confront injustice as well as the bitterness and violence that fuels it, they must find the courage and strength to free themselves and their families from the past. Will Lisbeth find the peace she craves? Will Mattie and Jordan be able to move forward from their past?
After reading Yellow Crocus, I was looking forward to this story. The story started off slow for me as the characters make their way back to Virginia with their various missions; however, the last third was action packed. The story showcases the horrible attitudes left in the hearts of the former slave owners as well as a few white...

United States on Feb 18, 2023

elliemay: Just finished the book Mustard Seed. Just like the yellow crocus I could not put it down. The author has such a way of writing - conjuring up the feeling, emotions, the atmosphere between Ohio and Virginia, where even the ending of slavery, the South platation owners could not and would not change their views and any exslave still living on in their homes on the plantations were still treated as slaves even though they where technically free. These slaves were uneducated, those who were born on the plantations and mid aged to elderly people who were either too scared to leave and worried about how they would survive outside of the plantations. In places this book was harrowing, in others frustrated because Jordon, Matti and Samual could not get any information regarding Sarah's two girls who where taken from their Mum Sarah and sold on in Carolina. Elizabeth and Mattie regain the closeness they once shared and they all become stronger for it. I would say this book is just as good as Yellow Crocus and I would recommend reading both this book and Yellow Crocus. I have just pre-ordered the next book Golden Poppies which comes out in May 2020. These books give a good insight into how...

United Kingdom on Jan 15, 2020