![]() ![]() With their totally demoralized father Ernest hovering on the periphery of their lives, Betty, Emily and Annie Ruth get about the business of burial. As the emotionally scarred Lovejoys prepare for their mother’s funeral, Mudear’s spirit hovers above them, complaining about her daughters “ugly ways” in death as she did in life. In life, Mudear, a complicated, self-focused woman, ruled her house and raised her daughters with an iron hand, wise sayings and a distant interest after her “change.” Selfish, manipulative, complex Mudear may be dead, but she is far from gone. ![]() The sisters have had a complicated love-hate relationship with the woman who insisted on being called Mudear even though she is as far from a Mother Dear as anyone could get. UGLY WAYS is the powerful tale of the three Lovejoy sisters – Betty, Emily and Annie Ruth - reunited in their hometown of Mulberry, Georgia on the occasion of their mother’s death. Ultimately, she must accept that those she loves can give her love and nothing more and she must find her own uncertain way. So, Lena grows from a special child to a fearful adolescent not understanding why she is so different. ![]() But Lena’s mother breaks the ritualistic process that would have protected her little girl from evil spirits. From the moment of her birth in a small all-black hospital in the tiny Georgia town of Mulberry, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, born with a caul over her face, able to see ghosts and predict the future. ![]()
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