The Letters: How A Mixed-Race American Child Learned About His French Mother And Heritage

Daniel Freeman was eighteen years old when his mother Johnnie sat him down at the kitchen table for a serious conversation. What she told him changed his life forever.Johnnie was not his mother.Join Daniel the mixed-race son of an internationally known African-American artist as he discovers a collection of personal letters that reveal astonishing secret details of his birth and life. Sit and read along with him as things family members only talked about in hushed conversations are finally brought to light.A unique narrative of life in post-war Europe the complications of immigration law and the politics of citizenship and a divorce case that kept a child separated from his parents until love finally reunited them.Early Reviews for The Letters are raving: The narrative reads like a dialogue between the author and the reader... You will experience [Freemans] emotions and his journey first hand... A fascinating look at an era long gone. --Rabia Tanveer for Readers Favorite; ★★★★★[An] extraordinary memoir of the authors family history which had for decades been quite intentionally shrouded in mystery... An incredible work for its literary merits and the story itself which is instantly engrossing and a beautiful labor of love on Freemans part. --Jamie Michele for Readers Favorite; ★★★★★