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A lot of people think its my first book, but it was my second book. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Published in 1999, the book earned enthusiastic critical accolades, and its author was commended for writing with frankness and grace. She lives in brooklyn, new york, with her daughter. The gifted author of the acclaimed memoir the prisoners wife delivers a deeply. At nineteen, aya is a promising black college student from brooklyn who is.
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