Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of Kaffir Boy, which became a New York Times bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa wa

"Smith does an excellent job of bringing her characters to life . . . A memorable and noteworthy rendering of the atmosphere and figures of the scriptures."--Bo

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This book is grounded in a theorization of the author's personal story including growing up as a female adoptee of a single parent in a patriarchal context, and