A review by maddiewagner
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett M. Davis

5.0

I love memoirs and this was a perfect fit - set in Michigan about a mother and daughter. It was fascinating -- and I love how it built on knowledge I had of the Great Migration (Thanks [b:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration|8171378|The Warmth of Other Suns The Epic Story of America's Great Migration|Isabel Wilkerson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433354252l/8171378._SY75_.jpg|13341052], of SE Michigan and Detroit in the 1930s-1980s ([b:Middlesex|2187|Middlesex|Jeffrey Eugenides|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437029776l/2187._SY75_.jpg|1352495]), and Detroit neighborhoods ([b:The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook|35182832|The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook|Aaron Foley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1502948665l/35182832._SX50_.jpg|56519889]) in a beautiful narrative. I had no idea about the Numbers or how it tied into the history of the state lottery and the cultural appropriation involved. I loved Davis' writing - I felt like I could see her family as they moved through the years.