Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

288pp. 1.11 x 8.31 x 6.33, hardcover in dustjacket. minor wear to jacket, else a nice copy.

288pp. 1.11 x 8.31 x 6.33, hardcover in dustjacket. minor wear to jacket, else a nice copy.

This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

New York. 1994. Harcourt Brace. Later Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket.

New York. 1994. Harcourt Brace. Later Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0151001049. Foreword by Josephine Humphreys. 275 pages. hardcover. Jacket art: photo of author's mother. Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews. keywords: African American Women Autobiography America. DESCRIPTION-Ruthie Mae Bolton was born January 6, 1961, in the Hungry Neck section of Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, her mother was thirteen; she has never known who her father was. Her mother was the wandering kind, so Ruthie Mae-nicknamed 'Gal' by her stepgrandfather-was raised in her grandparents' home. One day Grandmama died as a result of a severe beating by her husband-it occured to no one to call this to the attention of the authorities-and Gal was left in the brutal hands of her granddaddy, who beat her unmercifully as well. Ruthie Mae began to steal things in school and she developed a stutter; she drank and smoked dope. But she stuck resolutely with her education and graduated from high school, which was likely her salvation, for today Ruthie Mae is happily married, with children and a fine job. At last she is at peace-with herself and even with the memory of her grandfather. It is nigh impossible to convey the astonishingly eloquent simplicity of Ruthie Mae's witnessing to her time. Here is an absolutely remarkable document, as touching as it is painful, as ageless as it is timely. inventory #27056.

Later. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Later. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Excellent! !

Excellent! !