When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she’d uncover a story of slavery and black pain, but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came
Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Category
- Fiction
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