Born in 1937 and raised by her physician great aunt, chorus-line dancing grandmother, and glamorous murdermystery writing mother, psychotherapist Carole Ione knew more about the men in her family than she did about her secretive female...
African American families
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Auteur:Ione, CaroleSommaire: - Auteur:Weber, CarlSommaire:
The three adult Duncan siblings are each in line for a rude awakening. Trent is a no good player--a smooth talking charmer with a fake business card and a line of bull for every situation. But Trent's about to get schooled at his own...
- Auteur:Watkins, LaToyaSommaire:
LaToya Watkins's Perish follows four members of the Turner clan: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean's thumb; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark and twisted past; Jan,...
- Auteur:Clair, MaxineSommaire:
October Brown, an African-American teacher at a private school in Kansas, becomes pregnant by the father of a student and returns home to Ohio, where she and her sister were raised by their aunts after their father killed their mother...
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Auteur:McFadden, Bernice L.Sommaire:Sherry has struggled all her life to understand who she is, where she comes from, and, most importantly, why her mother slapped her cheek one summer afternoon. The incident has haunted Sherry, and it causes her to dig into her family...
- Auteur:Stringfellow, Tara M.Sommaire:
In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather...
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Auteur:Robinson, RandallSommaire:Makeda Gee Florida Harris March is a proud matriarch, the anchor and emotional bellwether who holds together a hard-working African American family living in 1950s Richmond, Virginia. Lost in shadow is Makeda's grandson Gray, who begins...
- Auteur:Johnson, Alaya DawnSommaire:
Emily Bird is an African American high school senior in Washington D.C., member of a privileged medical family, on the verge of college and the edge of the drug culture, and not really sure which way she will go--then one day she wakes...
- Auteur:Ward, JesmynSommaire:
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK Instant New York Times Bestseller - Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. "Nothing short of epic, magical, and...
- Auteur:Chase, PaulaSommaire:
Marigold Johnson is looking forward to a future full of family, friends, and fashion--but what will she do when it all explodes in her face? When she discovers that her entire life is a lie?
- Auteur:Roby, Kimberla LawsonSommaire:
When their mother suffers a debilitating stroke, Sydney, Gina, and Rick come to a crossroads and discover something they've never let themselves believe -- that their most cherished relationships have always been with each other.
- Auteur:Baptist, Kelly J.Sommaire:
A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. Adapted from a story that first appeared in Flying Lessons & Other Stories and perfect for fans of The Parker Inheritance...
- Auteur:Angelou, MayaSommaire:
Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and...
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Auteur:Simmons, D. BryantSommaire:THE MORROW FAMILY SAGA BEGINS...At just seventeen years old, Belinda finds herself orphaned and alone. When the handsome, self-assured Ricky Morrow proposes marriage she agrees without a second thought. A decision she will soon come to...
- Auteur:Monroe, MarySommaire:
Annette Goode Davis is attempting to reconcile with her estranged husband. However, her appetite for food--and other men--has her world spiraling dangerously out of control.
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Auteur:Baldwin, JamesSommaire:Moving through time from the rural South to the northern ghetto, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one...
- Auteur:Banks, KendallSommaire:
After an unsuspected raid destroys the Bishop family empire, many hands fight to take over the territory now up for grabs.
- Auteur:Banks, KendallSommaire:
Chetti Bishop must protect her family empire at all costs, despite the violence launched against her. As a self-proclaimed bitch, her sights are set on becoming untouchable. Nothing gets in her way--not even Nessa, a sexy outsider who...
- Auteur:Medina, MegSommaire:
A big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn's mirror with the stickers around the edge...and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon.Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do...
- Auteur:Johnson, ShawneSommaire:
Founded by a group of run-away slaves, its been up to their ancestors to keep the town prospering. However, many have forgotten the sacrifices their ancestors made to build the beautiful town that they live in.
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