5/10/2023 0 Comments Miranda beverly whittemore![]() ![]() This beautifully written novel starts in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn and follows Libertie Sampson - who is constantly compared with her mother, one of America's first Black female physicians - first to college in Ohio, then on to married life in Haiti. The memories of her expanding mind and burgeoning sexuality during that time give her hope that she has the capacity to once again remake herself. In this propulsive memoir, Dederer hungers for meaning during what some might call a "midlife crisis," recalling a parallel era - her adolescence - when she felt similarly undone. Love and Trouble by Claire Dederer (2017). Below, the author of June and Bittersweet recommends other books that explore the complex quest for home. Miranda Beverly- Whittemore's new novel, Fierce Little Thing, follows five friends as they return to the Maine commune where they grew up. ![]()
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