My Name Is Harlem - Brossura

Wagner, Mary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1490415424 ISBN 13: 9781490415420

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

Harlem Rose O’Brannan is a biracial child, being raised by a single mother in Bronx, New York in the 1950’s. The ideas instilled in Harlem by her mother were to get a good education, work hard for what you want in life, to be an honest person and to be proud of who you are. Above all else, her mother never wanted her to give up her dream of becoming a doctor. Harlem prayed for her and her mother to be able to leave the projects one day and to be away from the gang violence and random shootings. Harlem’s prayer got answered, but it wasn’t the answer she prayed for. Because of the compassion and acceptance of a nun and a New York City Police Officer, she was saved and escaped the foster care system. Harlem’s grandfather, whom neither she nor he ever knew each other even existed, was later found. Harlem went to live with her grandfather in Kolter, West Virginia. There were several challenges for her to face in this segregated town, but she accepted them with dignity and self-respect.

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L'autore:

I have always been interested in writing and have written a few short stories that were published in small home-town types of news publications. I always wanted to write a fictional short novel but always put it off year after year. I woke up one day and said to myself, "girl, you're going on 67 years old, just write it." I really enjoyed writing "My Name Is Harlem". I actually put my mind and soul into every character and how they would speak, feel, and associate with others. I was born and lived in Baltimore, Maryland until I was 65 years old. I now live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The 50's and 60's bring back a lot of memories.

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• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490415424
• ISBN 13: 9781490415420
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 180