Cuentos: From The South To The City:
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The American Dream required a journey. The city came with a price.
In 1960s Texarkana, the King family is ruled by Mary Lee Payton, who operates a laundromat as a front for the brothel upstairs. Beth endures her mother's cruelty, finding her only escape in a promise from Wilbur Parks, a scarred Korean War veteran.
Trading the segregated South for a fresh start, Beth and Wilbur join the great Exodus to California, raising their children in the promised land. Wilbur earns respect as a skilled m...
In 1960s Texarkana, the King family is ruled by Mary Lee Payton, who operates a laundromat as a front for the brothel upstairs. Beth endures her mother's cruelty, finding her only escape in a promise from Wilbur Parks, a scarred Korean War veteran.
Trading the segregated South for a fresh start, Beth and Wilbur join the great Exodus to California, raising their children in the promised land. Wilbur earns respect as a skilled m...






















