"The Village" district sign in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
A then-and-now photo of what was Sanders Chocolate during the timeline of Make Me Free. Top photo - a storefront of Sanders. Bottom photo - the storefront is now Village Nutrition. Text box states:
After the museum trip, the group stopped at Sanders Hot Fudge, an ice cream parlor in the Village, a shopping district in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe.
-Make Me Free
A photo of the Village in Grosse Pointe, a shop-lined street with a black metal arch with an analog clock at the apex.
A then-and-now photo of the storefront that was Bruegger's Bagels. Bruegger's is the inspiration of Brotmann Bagel Company in Make Me Free. Top photo: Bruegger's Bagels at the top, between Panera Bread and CVS. Bottom photo: Susie at Home in the space Bruegger's used to be. Panera and CVS are still in the same spot. Text states:
“One large hazelnut coffee, only fill the cup halfway,” Marshall gave his order to the cashier at the Brotmann Bagel Company, a coffee and bagel shop nestled in the Village district in Grosse Pointe.
- Make Me Free
Grosse Pointe, a group of wealthy suburbs that border Detroit's east side, feature in a few scenes in Make Me Free. Ann, who lived in Detroit's East English Village, lived near the Grosse Pointes and frequented The Village. #MakeMeFree #BookSky #BlackBookSky #litfic #literaryfiction #indiebooks