Description: In telling her own story as a single mother raising a son, Marita Golden focuses on key issues that every single mother should know and offers encouragement and wisdom. She includes stories of other single-mother families and the overall...
Synopsis In telling her own story as a single mother raising a son, Marita Golden focuses on key issues that every single mother should know and offers encouragement and wisdom. She includes stories of other single-mother families and the overall message is one of hope and success.
Details
Publication Date:
1999-03-01
Size
Length:
112 pages
Height:
8.0 in
Width:
5.3 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
4.8 oz
Publisher's Note From the author of the critically acclaimed "Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World" comes an anecdotal and visionary look at single motherhood.
Industry Reviews Novelist and memoirist Golden (The Edge of Heaven, LJ 11/1/97) writes from her own experience to inspire the strengths and gifts of female-headed families. Raised in a female-headed household and a single mother for ten years, Golden also interviewed seven single mothers and adult children raised in female-headed households. Her goal is to counter the weight of bad news surrounding these families by exploring the paths and perspectives of women who succeeded in creating a healthy environment for their children. Popular self-help titles on the topic abound; a scholarly title that shares Golden's goal of empowerment is African American Single Mothers, edited by Bette J. Dickerson (Sage, 1995). Fox