The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be Autobiography Autumn Kelly

Autumn Kelly

it might be too late for Elsira

her searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr

and moments to savor joy all year round

Publication Date: September 18

The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be Autobiography Autumn KellyPart memoir, part speculative fiction, this novel explores the often surreal experience of growing up as a mixed Black transracial adoptee. Dream Country author Shannon Gibney returns with a new book woven from her true story of growing up as the adopted Black daughter of white parents and the fictional story of Erin Powers, the name Shannon was given at birth by the white woman who gave her up for adoption. At its core, the novel is a tale of two