Firstborn Girls

Written with brio and brought to life with sharp dialogue, this book is an absorbing account of her struggles to become a writer. It is also a vibrant account of the environment that produced her; an intimate snapshot of how it is to be menaced by a hostile inner city, and what it takes to survive * TLS *Firstborn Girls, Bernice McFadden’s riveting memoir, cements her position as one of America’s most creative and necessary writers – SAPPHIRE, New York Times best-selling author of Push and The KidMcFadden’s ability to tell a story makes this one of the most engrossing memoirs I have read in a long time… People will talk about these First Born Girls for years to come! – TARANA BURKE, activist and author of UnboundRemarkable… Firstborn Girls is an absolute treasure – DEESHA PHILYAW, author of The Secret Lives of Church LadiesWhat makes McFadden’s book so absorbing is the way it quietly demonstrates how history is ‘a hard thing to shake’… A powerful, richly tapestried book about race, history, love, and the healing power of the written word * Kirkus *McFadden delivers the captivating, multigenerational stories of her family in a poignant memoir * BOOKLIST *McFadden has given us a significant work that demands our attention, respect, and, most importantly, our gratitude for her courage in telling her story – CAROLYNN BAIN, Afrori Books

Bernice L. McFadden is the bestselling and award-winning author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Sugar, and eight other novels. She’s won the American Book Award, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine and is a four-time Hurston/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Firstborn Girls is her first memoir.

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