Neecey's Lullaby

Name: Neecey's Lullaby
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Cris Burks
ISBN: 9781440796739

Author: Cris Burks

Narrator: Susan Spain

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2008

Categories: Fiction, Coming Of Age, African American & Black Fiction, Urban, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Cris Burks won widespread acclaim for her engaging first novel SilkyDreamGirl. Burks' second offering follows the life of a determined girl struggling toward adulthood in 1950s Chicago. The devastating discovery that "Daddy" is not her real father opens a great chasm in Neecey's world and leads to Neecey's abusive mother bringing a succession of no-good men into the home. Nevertheless, as she grows into a woman, the resilient Neecey strives to overcome despair and forge a new life for herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on October 14, 2019

So good and soooo heartbreaking.......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on February 17, 2024

This book was a good read. The ending felt rushed and unfinished. I would have loved for it to give a conclusion as to what happened with the characters.......more

Goodreads review by Psalm on December 13, 2023

Beautifully simple writing.......more

Goodreads review by Mimi on December 10, 2019

Ending? Story was good but it left me hanging at the end.......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 20, 2008

From Publishers Weekly Burks's unflinching, precisely observed story of a girl's will to survive her hopeless surroundings—a Chicago home ravaged by poverty, abuse and neglect—follows Neecey from her childhood in the mid 1950s to her early 20s, in 1973. Burks recounts a bleak coming-of-age for Neecey......more