Conception, Kalisha Buckhanon
Conception, Kalisha Buckhanon
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Conception

Author: Kalisha Buckhanon

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/12/2008


Synopsis

In the same vein as her critically acclaimed debut novel, Upstate, Kalisha Buckhanon again shares an emotionally beautiful story about today’s youth that magnifies the unforgettable power of hope and the human spirit.

Buckhanon takes us to Chicago, 1992, and into the life of fifteen-year-old Shivana Montgomery, who believes all Black women wind up the same: single and raising children alone, like her mother. Until the sudden visit of her beautiful and free-spirited Aunt Jewel, Shivana spends her days desperately struggling to understand life and confront the challenges she faces growing up in a tough environment. When she accidentally becomes pregnant by an older man and must decide what to do, she begins a journey toward adulthood with only a mysterious voice inside to guide her. Then, when she falls in love with Rasul, a teenager with problems of his own, together they fight to rise above their circumstances and move toward a more positive future.

Through a narrative that sweeps from slavery onward, Buckhanon unveils Shivana’s connection to a past filled with tragedy, courage, and wisdom.

About Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon’s first novel, Upstate, won an American Library Association Alex Award and was nominated for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award in Debut Fiction. Terry McMillan selected her to receive the first Terry McMillan Young Author Award in 2006. A recipient of a 2001 Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship and an Andrew Mellon Fellow, Buckhanon frequently teaches writing and speaks throughout the country. She has a M.F.A. in creative writing from New School University in New York City, and both a B.A. and a M.A. in English language and literature from the University of Chicago. She was born in 1977 in Kankakee, Illinois.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam on January 09, 2016

The ending is WRONG NONE OF THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on May 17, 2009

In 1992 Chicage, 15-year old Shivana gets pregnant by the married man upstairs. Then she meets 19-year old Rasul and it seems life might change for the better for both of them. This is street lit meets literary fiction and both halves are successful. The chapters in which the unborn fetus talks about......more

Goodreads review by Micah on January 26, 2013

This is a weird one. It's definitely the story of black girls in the 90s and the shit that goes through their lives. What I love is that this book could only be written by a black woman. It deals with intense subject matter in a way that only works if you're very familiar with what you're writing ab......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina on March 18, 2010

This book was and wasn't what I expected it to be (if that makes sense). I loved this book and couldn't put it down. The reason it doesn't have a five star rating from me is that at first it was a bit confusing. There is still one part I'm confused by but I can't get into it without giving an awesom......more

Goodreads review by Yvette on May 05, 2008

Story of 15 year old Shivana who finds her self accidentally pregnant. She shares her stress, fears and hardship of her new experience while seeking a resolution to this adult issue. It was a pretty insightful story with an unexpected ending......more