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Dameron, DéLana R. A.,

Redwood court : fiction / DéLana R.A. Dameron. - First edition. - xv, 284 pages ; 22 cm. - Reese's book club . - Reese's book club. .

""Mika, you sit at our feet all these hours and days, hearing us tell our tales. You have all these stories inside you: all the stories everyone in our family knows and all the stories everyone in our family tells. You write 'em in your books and show everyone who we are." So begins DéLana R.A. Dameron's stunning novel-in-stories, Redwood Court. The baby of the family, Mika Mosby spends much of her time in the care of loved ones, listening to their stories and secrets, witnessing their struggles. Growing up on Redwood Court, the cul-de-sac in the working-class suburb of Columbia, South Carolina where her grandparents live, Mika learns important, sometimes difficult lessons from the people who raise her"--

ISBN: 9780593447024 $28.00 0593447026 : $28.00

LCCN: 2023012664

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
FICTION / Coming of Age.
FICTION / African American & Black / Women.
FICTION / Southern.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Columbia (S.C.)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Novels.

LC Class. No.: PS3604.A4398 / R44 2024

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6