Edith Hudley is an African-American grandmother who was born poor in rural Texas in 1920. In this beguiling book she tells how, through many vicissitudes, she achieved a better life for herself, her... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Hudley gives her life story. Growing up in 1920s rural Texas as a black girl. Through the long intervening decades, she endured hardship and discrimination. Yet her narrative remains unbowed and unafflicted. Granted, the prose is somewhat unedited, yielding a raw quality that could deter a reader. But others might find this very rawness adding authenticity to the pages. The tone is uplifting.
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