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The book tells the story of the author, a daughter, growing up in a female household with a loving mother and grandmother. Despite the loving bond she shares with her mother and grandmother, she spends summers with her father, a divorced man who is absent from her life. The author's memoir blends stories of her mother and grandmother with memories of her father who is absent from her life during the summers she spent with him. The book is a tale of African American culture and heritage, told through the lens of a daughter's perspective and the resilience of her family's connection and love for one another.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Bebe Moore Campbell
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