Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls : : a Memoir
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"The acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut is a memoir about coming of age as a queer, biracial teenager within the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where cult-like privilege, shocking social and racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hide in plain sight. As a child in Florida, T Kira Madden lived a life of extravagance--from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoes, she had plenty to envy. But beneath the surface, life in "the rat's mouth" of Boca Raton was dangerous. Left to her own devices as both parents battled drug addiction, Kira navigated the perils of coming of age too quickly, and without guidance--oblivious parents and misguided babysitters at home, tormentors at school, sexual predators at the mall, and the confused, often destructive, desperately loving friendship of fatherless girls. With unflinching honesty and moving, lyrical prose, and spanning from 1960's Hawai'i to the nip and tuck rooms of 1990s Florida to the present-day struggle of a young woman in a culture of harassment, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is the story of families both lost and found, unmade and rebuilt, crooked and beautiful" -- Provided by publisher.
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An unforgettable masterpiece submitted by gtaylor on June 19, 2022, 5:34pm I read this book 2-3 years ago and it is one I truly cannot get out of my head. To this day, I find myself thinking about T Kira's stories, told with such honesty and vulnerability. Her ability to reflect on her trauma, retain a sense of humor about certain things, and shed light on a unique upbringing had me captivated from the first page. And the ending!! No spoilers, but WOW!! This is an all-time favorite of mine.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781635571851
1635571855
SUBJECTS
Madden, T Kira, -- Childhood and youth.
Women authors, American -- Biography.
Racially mixed women -- Biography.
Lesbian authors -- Biography.
Adult children of drug addicts -- Biography.
Fathers and daughters -- Biography.