Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance by Francesca T. Royster

Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance

Francesca T. Royster

272 pages first pub 2023 (view editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Choosing Family is ideal for readers drawn to deeply personal, intersectional narratives that explore the complexities of identity, community, and love through a Black queer feminist lens.

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A brilliant literary memoir of chosen family and chosen heritage, told against the backdrop of Chicago’s North and South SidesAs a multiracial household in Chicago’s North Side community of Rogers Park, race is at the core of Francesca T. Royster ...

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4.2
based on 98 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 65%

hopeful: 60%

inspiring: 42%

informative: 31%

challenging: 14%

funny: 11%

lighthearted: 8%

adventurous: 2%


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12% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
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