suzukimom4 's review for:

Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope by Jasmine L. Holmes

5.0

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This book is smart, vulnerable, compassionate, challenging, and exhortative. And inimitably gospel-centered. The epistolary style is engaging, in part because it gives readers a privileged glimpse into the tender words Holmes has for her son. Her hopes are rooted in Christ, and her expectations are tempered by a realistic view of the world. This book is not just for moms or for moms of black sons, but for all who want to walk with wisdom and grace in this world.