Description
'A powerful family saga' OBSERVER
'Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient... a masterpiece' TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis
Three women. One blood.A birth mother
Grace, growing up in segregated Virginia, is only a teenager when her baby is taken from her in the ultimate act of betrayal.
An adoptive mother
Lolo, who takes the baby in, has dreamed of having a family her whole life. She will do whatever it takes whatever it takes to keep her dream intact.
The daughter to both
Pregnant with her first baby, Rae discovers that she is adopted. Now she must face an important reckoning about her two mothers...
One Blood is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, secrets and history: a hymn to Black womanhood.
'Epic' i PAPER
'Heartbreaking' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Deeply moving' PEOPLE magazine
An epic multi-generational novel about Black motherhood and family secrets
About the Author
Denene Millner is a New York Times bestselling author who has written and collaborated on 31 critically acclaimed and prize-winning books. She is also a highly respected and sought-after journalist and has written for Ebony, Women's Health and Essence, among others. She is vice president and publisher of Denene Millner Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and founder and editor of the website MyBrownBaby.com. She lives in Atlanta with her two daughters and their adorable Goldendoodle, Franklin.
Reviews
'A powerful family saga' OBSERVER
'Epic, moving' i PAPER
'Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient... a masterpiece' TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis
'Epic, heartbreaking and beautiful' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'A powerful, deeply moving saga' PEOPLE magazine
'I was left thinking about these women and how their lives were eternally linked, long after I finished this amazing novel' VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY
'A beautiful, brilliant American epic' TARANA BURKE
'A masterful storyteller... so much more than a good yarn' ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Book Information
ISBN 9780008441944
Author Denene Millner
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint The Borough Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm
