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Mama Said: Stories
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781952271984
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: Oct 1 2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.24 Width: 4.96 Depth: 7.95
Language: English
A celebration of Black family life that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The collection will reshape what you think about the region and the people that inhabit it. --Debutiful
Surprising and revelatory. . . . I love this book. --Stephanie Powell Watts, author of No One Is Coming to Save Us
JayLynn heads to college intent on gaining distance from her depressed mother, only to learn that her mother's illness has reached a terrifying peak. She fears the chaos and instability of her extended family will prove too much for her boyfriend, whose idyllic family feels worlds, not miles, apart from her own. When bats invade Zaria's new home, she is forced to determine how much she is willing to sacrifice to be a good mother. Angel rebels on Derby night, risking her safety to connect with her absent mother and the wild ways that consumed her.
Mama Said separates from stereotypes of Black families, presenting instead the joy, humor, and love that coexist with the trauma of drug abuse within communities. Kristen Gentry's stories showcase the wide-reaching repercussions of addiction and the ties that forever bind daughters to their mothers, flaws and all.
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