Black Child to Black Woman

by Cheryl Denise Bannerman

Genres: African American Women's Fiction; Coming of Age

Synopsis

Winner of the 2020 Best Books Awards in the category of African American fiction

Winner of the Readers Favorite 2021 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest in the Urban Fiction category

When twenty-four-year-old Tara Walker goes home for her brother's funeral, she discovers the secret journal she started when she was eight. As she reads, she is pulled back into her complicated, raw, and often frightening childhood, where drug addiction, alcoholism and predators brought chaos into her privileged, middle-class home.

Through the love and guidance of her hard-working parents, Tara navigates these threats and matures into a smart, strong, young woman. Yet, even as she celebrates small personal victories, she spirals into a dark depression from disturbing family secrets and rejection. Through it all, she journals her changing perspective on the world around her and continues to smile in the face of adversity.