The Darkest Child

4.5 stars Whew! Wow what a book. What a beautifully written yet sad book. Why has this Author not written another book? Perhaps this was the only story she needed to tell. The writing was so wonderful and vivid that I could see/imagine what was happening. That is not always a good thing with this boo......more

This is a painful story told from the perspective of a girl, Tangy Mae, who suffers terribly at the hands of her mother, a woman with many children but no long term partner to support her. Tangy recognises that 'there was something terribly wrong with our mother' but is unable to escape from her inc......more

3/5 - This book was so sad and one that gave me all the feels. It’s definitely one of those books you have to be prepared and in the right headspace to read! - Reading this book really shed so much more light on that time period. My parents were born around this time so the emotional weight of all th......more

I read this book with my book club Mocha Girls Read and it was our selection for Black History Month. I have to say this was a hard read for me. I had a hard time getting caught up in all the craziness of the characters especially Rozelle aka Mama. Rozelle's character is an over dominating, bipolar......more

This is an EXCELLENT book. I say that because I felt a range of emotions as I turned the pages...rage, sadness, happiness, pity...I laughed, I cried. In reading this book I saw through its characters different ways people learn and/or choose to survive the hardships of life. A person can go through t......more