A novel narrated in the first person by its protagonist, tracing the wounds and losses of mother-daughter relations, the impact of colonialism, and the formation of the self. Its candid voice explores family history and personal trauma as memory and anger collide.

A novel about the wounds of mother-daughter relations and the imprint of colonialism.

A memoir in which the author alternates between his mother Ruth’s life as a white woman and his own upbringing as a Black man. Through religion, poverty, migration, and family love and conflict, it tenderly and painfully explores the complexity of race and identity.

A memoir that alternates between a mother’s life and the author’s own coming-of-age to trace race and family.