In a moving and candid memoir, a young African-American writer describes growing up in Brooklyn with her mother and little brother as a member of the post-Civil Rights generation, discussing her relationship with her mother and the hard times they faced.
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Review:
Chambers, an editor at Glamour, writes about the aftermath of the violent and explosive divorce between her Caribbean-born parents that tore her family apart. Chambers swore allegiance to her mother even though the anger her mother had accumulated from a destructive marriage and her frustration at her inability to move beyond a secretarial job was aimed mostly at Chambers. The author also suffered abuse at the hands of her father, stepfather and a stepmother. But instead of giving up, Chambers concentrated her energies on academics and making a better life for herself. Her compelling story is a testament to will, self-respect and the ability to forgive.
About the Author:
Veronica Chambers has held a Freedom Forum Fellowship at Columbia University.
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- PublisherRiverhead Hardcover
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 1573220302
- ISBN 13 9781573220309
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages194
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