Browsing: African American Interest

After losing everything, Alena makes friends with mysterious Gloria — who opens her eyes to a world of ancient secrets and magic. Can Alena leave the past behind and embrace her powerful new destiny? An empowering novel about race, spirituality, and healing.

In this candid New York Times bestseller, an actress, activist, and NAACP Image Award winner reflects on her remarkable life, tackling issues of race and gender with her trademark honesty. “Stunning… An affirmation of [Union’s] uncanny insight and profound capacity for empathy” (Entertainment Weekly).

“A wonderful novel, full of spirit and sass and wisdom” (The Washington Post): Cocoa brings her new husband to the island off Georgia’s coast where her great-aunt Mama Day lives — but forces on the island threaten to pull the couple apart.