Daughter, Asha Bandele
Daughter, Asha Bandele
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Daughter

Author: Asha Bandele

Narrator: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/06/2008


Synopsis

Acclaimed memoirist and poet asha bandele writes a startlingly honest work of fiction. Miriam Rivers tries to give her daughter Aya a good life, but also keeps her at an emotional distance. One tragic night while Aya is taking a jog, she is mistaken for a robber and shot. With her daughter fighting for her life, Miriam must open up and let herself face the feelings of the past and the present. ". the story that unfolds is searing, passionate, and intense." -Library Journal

About asha bandele

asha bandele is the award-winning author of The Prisoner’s Wife and several other works. Honored for her work in journalism and activism, asha is a mother, a former senior editor at Essence and a senior director at the Drug Policy Alliance.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'? on March 05, 2021

Aya has made mistakes in her life, but she has worked hard to turn her life around and is now on the straight and narrow. When she is out for a jog, she is mistakenly shot by the police. As her mother waits to find out what is going to happen to her daughter, she reflects back on her own life and ho......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on September 04, 2018

I loved the concept of this book and the story was definitely worth telling but the writing style fell a little short for me. At any rate it is always important to show and tell your daughter/son how much you love them and to be honest with issues that truly matter. Sometimes the way we raise our ch......more

Goodreads review by Ayona on September 19, 2013

I read it over a period of two days and nights. Every mother who has a daughter should read this. Especially every mother with a daughter who strives to follow her faith in an orthodox way should read this. Without a doubt it will touch you profoundly one way or another. Asha Bandele's style of writi......more

Goodreads review by Stacy-Ann on March 15, 2017

Wow! We're can I began with this book. I love the story/writing, in fact I find this story to be very strong because it relates to what is really happening in today's world. No parent should bury their child, police brutality have become a very strong point in this story, it shows what a parent go t......more