"A firsthand look at a not-so-long ago era in American history by an author who lived its pages -- join Katie Jane Taylor and Ardella, the housekeeper, as together their families weather illness, hardship, hatred and prejudice -- all in a town where blacks and whites didn't mix. Walk down the long road to town, have a banana split at the drugstore, overhear the Ku Klux Klan conspiring, and visit "Colored Town," the "Poor Folks Farm," and the "Goat Man." Empathize with these folks as they and the community see Katie Jane's brother, Josh, through his bout with polio before a vaccine was developed. Separate Fountains is the story of how one small-town Georgia family in the late 1940s and early 1950s met the challenges of life with love, faith, courage, and humor."--Back cover.