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A review by soulkissed2003
My Long Trip Home by Mark Whitaker
3.0
Mark Whitaker, a prominent journalist who has held prominent positions with CNN, NBC, and Newsweek, shares his memoirs with us. His is an emotional story, one of growing up as a biracial child trying to understand his identity. As an adult, he used his own personal knowledge and did additional research, to gain a better understanding of his family history and therefore, himself.
His mother was a young white college teacher. His father was her black student. The two eventually fell in love and began a relationship, and later married. Yet happiness was not to be. Mark and a brother, Paul, came along before things fell apart and the parents split. Mark recounts being raised by his single mother within the academic community, but also shares fond memories of his father's family, who ran a funeral home for years.
Mr. Whitaker ultimately comes to the conclusion, as we all must, that no matter the past that shaped us, that in the end it is the individual that must decide who he or she truly is.
The book was published in October, 2011 from Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-2754-1. It includes a selection of black and white photos of the author and his family. Suggested retail price is $25.99 in the US, or $29.99 in Canada.
His mother was a young white college teacher. His father was her black student. The two eventually fell in love and began a relationship, and later married. Yet happiness was not to be. Mark and a brother, Paul, came along before things fell apart and the parents split. Mark recounts being raised by his single mother within the academic community, but also shares fond memories of his father's family, who ran a funeral home for years.
Mr. Whitaker ultimately comes to the conclusion, as we all must, that no matter the past that shaped us, that in the end it is the individual that must decide who he or she truly is.
The book was published in October, 2011 from Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-2754-1. It includes a selection of black and white photos of the author and his family. Suggested retail price is $25.99 in the US, or $29.99 in Canada.