Secret Daughter
A Mixed-race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away
New York : Viking, 2006.
Format: Book
Description: x, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
June Cross was born in 1954 to Norma Booth, a glamorous, aspiring white actress, and James "Stump" Cross, a well-known black comedian. Sent by her mother to be raised by black friends when she was four years old and could no longer "pass" as white, June was plunged into the pain and confusion of a family divided by race. Secret Daughter tells her story of survival. It traces June's astonishing discoveries about her mother and about her own fierce determination to thrive. This is an inspiring testimony to the endurance of love between mother and daughter, and between a child and her adoptive parents. It is also a moving story of the power of community. Book jacket.
Subjects:
Cross, June -- Childhood and youth.
Cross, June -- Family.
Cross family.
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.
Abandoned children -- United States -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations.
Cross, June -- Childhood and youth.
Cross, June -- Family.
Cross family.
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.
Abandoned children -- United States -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN:
067088555X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Cross, June | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Cross, June | Southeast | Biography | In |