Firstborn girls: a memoir
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"On her second birthday in 1967, Bernice McFadden died in a car crash near Detroit, only to be resuscitated after her mother pulled her from the flaming wreckage. Firstborn Girls traces her remarkable life from that moment up to the publication of her first novel, Sugar. Growing up in 1980s Brooklyn, Bernice finds solace in books, summer trips to Barbados, and boarding school to escape her alcoholic father. Discovering the works of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, she finally sees herself and her loved ones reflected in their stories of messy, beautiful, joyful Black people. Interwoven with Bernice's personal journey is her family's history, beginning with her four-times enslaved great-grandmother Louisa Vicey Wilson in 1822 Hancock County, Georgia. Her descendants survived Reconstruction and Jim Crow, joined the Great Migration, and mourned Dr. King's assassination during the Civil Rights Movement. These women's wisdom, secrets, and fierce love are passed down like Louisa's handmade quilt."--
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McFadden, B. L. (2025). Firstborn girls: a memoir. Center Point Large Print edition. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McFadden, Bernice L.. 2025. Firstborn Girls: A Memoir. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McFadden, Bernice L., Firstborn Girls: A Memoir. Center Point Large Print, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)McFadden, Bernice L.. Firstborn Girls: A Memoir. Center Point Large Print edition. Center Point Large Print, 2025.
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