Somebody's daughter : a memoir
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.
Edition
First Flatiron Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Flatiron Books paperback edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"An Oprah book"--Title page.
General Note
Includes a reading group guide with discussion questions.
Description
"One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the looming absence of her incarcerated father. Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley C. Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he's in prison, and she doesn't know what he did to end up there. She doesn't know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates. When the relationship turns sour, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape, which she keeps secret from her family, Ashley desperately searches for meaning in the chaos. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father's incarceration...and Ashley's entire world is turned upside down. Somebody's Daughter steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration, exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be. As Ashley battles her body and her environment, she embarks on a powerful journey to find the threads between who she is and what she was born into, and the complicated familial love that often binds them"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ford, A. C. (2022). Somebody's daughter: a memoir (First Flatiron Books paperback edition.). Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ford, Ashley C.. 2022. Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ford, Ashley C.. Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir Flatiron Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ford, Ashley C.. Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir First Flatiron Books paperback edition., Flatiron Books, 2022.
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