Redwood Court is a character-driven memoir-like complicated family drama by a debut and “own voices” author, DéLana R.A. Dameron.

Redwood Court by DéLana R.A. Dameron

Genre/Categories/Setting: Fiction (historical fiction backstories), southern fiction, complicated family drama, racism and prejudice, coming-of-age, “own voices,” South Carolina

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Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week, I’m featuring a complicated family drama, Redwood Court by DeLana R.A. Dameron.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

Redwood Court is about Mika’s family living in the black working-class suburb of Columbia, South Carolina in the 1990s. Young Mika is a thoughtful observer and careful listener and records her thoughts in a journal. The adults in the family work long hours at multiple jobs to provide for the family and take a yearly vacation. Grandparents hold the family and community together. This is the story of a hardworking American family chasing their dreams and overcoming challenges.

An intimate family portrait…

Continue here for my full review of Redwood Court…

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