Black Child to Black Woman: An African-American Woman Coming-of-Age Story

Winner of the 2020 Best Books Awards in the category of African American fictionWinner of the Readers Favorite 2021 Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest in the Urban Fiction categoryWhen twenty-four-year-old Tara Walker goes home for her brothers 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.When its time for Tara to become a mother herself she must once again conquer her traumatic past to discover the true meaning of life happiness family and unconditional love. Taras gripping raw and illuminating coming-of-age journey will captivate readers as they watch this intelligent black child grow into an extraordinary black woman.