Camilla's Roses

Name: Camilla's Roses
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Author: Bernice McFadden
ISBN: 9781440743092

Author: Bernice McFadden

Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd

Unabridged: 6 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC

Published: 09/28/2004

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Women

Synopsis

Winner of two Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Awards and an Honor Award from the American Library Association, Bernice L. McFadden has authored several national best-sellers, including Suger and This Bitter Earth. Camilla spent years disassociating herself from her dysfunctional family, creating a new life and new self-image. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, however, she must reconnect with her painful past.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

There was a lot of pain in this story. The mother of the girls in the family gave each one a middle name of "Rose." First there was Maggie Rose who never seemed to grow up even after a tragic automobile accident that killed Lloyd, the love of her life. And there was Audrey Rose who could not shake h......more

Goodreads review by Arlene♡

Wow.. 4 stars. This is one of the saddest stories I have ever read but it was so good. Camilla is a girl with a seriously rough past, where it seemed like the hits just keep on coming. And grows up to move on with her life never to look to look back, but when she is faced with the presence of cancer,......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte

I am a huge fan of Bernice L. McFadden but this book was not one of my favorites by her. It was very well written but it seemed like she threw in every issue a family could possibly have to make it as dysfunctional as possible...drug abuse, prostitution, (unintentional) incest, mental illness, cance......more