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The Darkest Child
by Delores Phillips
“We all begin to move, fetching water, tearing bandages, pouring our love onto a wound that will never heal. We work as a silent, defeated army, beaten down by our mother, tending our wounded. We do not retaliate for our victory is inconceivable.” —The Darkest Child
Y'all... Y'ALL don't hear me. Put your tea cup/mug down come close and listen up. I have THE DARKEST CHILD on #audiobook narrated by #BahniTurpin & borrowed the ebook from my library.
Y'ALL this book is full of all kinds of stuff you might not want to read about. Trigger warnings are abundant.
But the short of it is, ROZELLE, she got some serious issues. This woman has 10 kids she treats so horrifically, there is no caption I can write to capture it all.
Tangy Mae, almost 15, has seen & experienced WAY more than any child her age should. Her oldest sister Mushy has gotten out of the small Georgia town they live in, after their mother prostituted her for years. Her sister Tarabelle, almost 18, can't wait to get out of her mother's house, since Rozelle has done the same thing to her.
Rozelle is a fair skinned black woman, who believes the world should cater to her wants and needs. Her moods rage without warning and the children are left beaten, hurt physically but scared emotionally.
Tangy Mae is smart, her nose stuck in a book but her mother does not nurture or encourage her. As the darkest of Rozelle's children, her mother She tells her she's going to have to quit school and bring some money into the house.
This book has been an emotional roller coaster. This book touches on many themes, colorism, child abuse, racism & segregation. It's hard to read but I have come to care about Tangy and the rest of her siblings.
Y'all... Y'ALL don't hear me. Put your tea cup/mug down come close and listen up. I have THE DARKEST CHILD on #audiobook narrated by #BahniTurpin & borrowed the ebook from my library.
Y'ALL this book is full of all kinds of stuff you might not want to read about. Trigger warnings are abundant.
But the short of it is, ROZELLE, she got some serious issues. This woman has 10 kids she treats so horrifically, there is no caption I can write to capture it all.
Tangy Mae, almost 15, has seen & experienced WAY more than any child her age should. Her oldest sister Mushy has gotten out of the small Georgia town they live in, after their mother prostituted her for years. Her sister Tarabelle, almost 18, can't wait to get out of her mother's house, since Rozelle has done the same thing to her.
Rozelle is a fair skinned black woman, who believes the world should cater to her wants and needs. Her moods rage without warning and the children are left beaten, hurt physically but scared emotionally.
Tangy Mae is smart, her nose stuck in a book but her mother does not nurture or encourage her. As the darkest of Rozelle's children, her mother She tells her she's going to have to quit school and bring some money into the house.
This book has been an emotional roller coaster. This book touches on many themes, colorism, child abuse, racism & segregation. It's hard to read but I have come to care about Tangy and the rest of her siblings.