Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir
Madden, T. Kira
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Condition: New, UPC: 9781635574760, Publication Date: Sun, March 1, 2020, Type: Paperback ,
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ng up." -Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name

Best Books of 2019: Esquire O, The Oprah Magazine Variety Lit Hub Book Riot Electric Literature Autostraddle
Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection

Paste Best Memoirs of the Decade
Elle Best Books of the Season
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"A fearless debut." -New York Times
"[A] gorgeous reckoning." -Washington Post
"Flat out breathtaking." -Lit Hub
"Gripping and gloriously written." -Elle
"Utterly unforgettable." -NYLON
"Unnervingly satisfying." -Oprah Magazine
"Deeply compassionate." -NPR.org
"Truly stunning." -Cosmopolitan

Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cult-like privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight.

As a child, Madden lived a life of extravagance, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls.

With unflinching honesty and lyrical prose, spanning from 1960s Hawai'i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearthing truths that reframe her reality, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is equal parts eulogy and love letter. It's a story about trauma and forgiveness, about families of blood and affinity, both lost and found, unmade and rebuilt, crooked and beautiful.

One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, The Millions, Nylon, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Refinery29, and many more

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