Nowhere Is a Place, by Bernice L. McFadden
With praise from Terry McMillian and Toni Morrison, Bernice L. McFadden is a powerhouse of contemporary African American literature. She weaves together the personal and historical in a way that makes her stories matter deeply to the listener.
McFadden writes confident, lyrical fiction exploring family dynamics, and the past. History and family history--one and the same; slavery, escape, Native Americans, Africans and European slave owners-- their fates bound and futures woven together by DNA.
On a road trip from Las Vegas to Georgia, the tensions and skeletons in the closet of a mother and daughter bubble. Sherry presses her mother, Dumpling, for family stories. What unfolds is a family history rife with tragedy and courage. Sherry comes to understand the dynamics of her family, and finds the inspiration to reveal her own deep secrets.
Nowhere is a Place was short-listed in 2007 for the Hurston Wright Legacy Award in Fiction
Narrated by Audio-powerhouse Robin Miles.
"From her first Earphones Award for Cane River [2002] to several Audie nominations and awards, Miles has rocked audiobook lovers with her thoughtful narrations and stunning vocal characterizations."
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--Willow Pennell