Overview
The follow-up novel from Off-Broadway playwright and award-winning filmmaker, Dara Harper is set in the author's hometown, Detroit, Michigan. This coming of age story follows 15-year-old Natalie Tillman's journey from Thomasville, Georgia to the Motor City in 1959. She and her parents move into a crowded west side flat with six other family members. Natalie struggles to adjust to life in the north, busy streets, integrated schools, beautiful cars, flirtatious men and freezing weather. The house overflows with food, laughter and music. But there's also abuse, alcoholism and painful secrets. When the unthinkable happens, Natalie is forced into adulthood. Her tale reveals the consequences of honesty and the burden of heroism.
- | Author: Dara Harper
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Oct 24, 2010
- | Number of Pages: 188 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1453603344
- | ISBN-13: 9781453603345
