This author delves into complex social issues through compelling storytelling. Her work, recognized by a prestigious literary award, explores profound human experiences and offers a unique perspective on the world. Through her novels, she aims to provoke thought and discussion on critical societal matters among her readers.
After a family tragedy orphans her, Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., moves into her grandmother's mostly black community in the 1980s, where she must swallow her grief and confront her identity as a biracial woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. A first novel. Reprint.