April's Sister - Softcover

Sapp, Essie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759635943 ISBN 13: 9780759635944

Publisher: 1st Book Library, 2001

Synopsis

April's Sister is a book of six short stories that peek into the lives of ordinary black women living in America today. It deals with domestic violence, rape and the survival of family relationships.

About this title

From the Author:

This book was written in dedication to my sister who was killed in a domestic violence incident in the 1960's. My intent was and is to demonstrate how violence in relationships can truamatize entire families in generations to come. But also, my aim is to show how black women attempt to cope and continue to hope in spite of these conditions.

From the Back Cover:

these stories are about the lives of black women. Everyday women f\ rom 'around the way' and their relationships with their men, children, and extended family. In spite of rape, domestic violence, drugs and racism, these women maintain an indomitable spirit. They carry on, they are survivors. 'April's sister' delves into the shallowness, personality weaknesses, and complexities inherent in all love relationships and family relations, and attempts to reveal how the women cope and even overcome.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1st Book Library
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0759635943
• ISBN 13: 9780759635944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124