Behind every strong woman are the women who raised her.‘A powerful family saga’ OBSERVER
‘Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient… a masterpiece’ TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis
THREE WOMEN. ONE BLOOD.
A birth mother
Grace, growing up in segregated Virginia, is only a teenager when her baby is taken from her in the ultimate act of betrayal.
An adoptive mother
Lolo, who takes the baby in, has dreamed of having a family her whole life. She will do whatever it takes whatever it takes to keep her dream intact.
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‘A powerful family saga’ OBSERVER
‘Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient… a masterpiece’ TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis
THREE WOMEN. ONE BLOOD.
A birth mother
Grace, growing up in segregated Virginia, is only a teenager when her baby is taken from her in the ultimate act of betrayal.
An adoptive mother
Lolo, who takes the baby in, has dreamed of having a family her whole life. She will do whatever it takes whatever it takes to keep her dream intact.
The daughter to both
Pregnant with her first baby, Rae discovers that she is adopted. Now she must face an important reckoning about her two mothers…
One Blood is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, secrets and history: a hymn to Black womanhood.
‘Heartbreaking’ KARIN SLAUGHTER
‘Epic’ i PAPER
‘Deeply moving’ PEOPLE magazine
- ISBN13 9780008441944
- Publish Date 13 March 2025 (first published 31 August 2023)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint The Borough Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk