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Coming of age in the early 1970s, middle-class African-American Rae finds her precarious optimism unbalanced when her mother abandons the family for her lover, a situation complicated by Rae's need to care for an ailing father, a hip older sister's return, and her own budding sexuality.
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"Richly detailed and intimate.Davis eloquently paints a picture seldom seen: the abiding affection black fathers have for their children." -- Detroit Free Press
"A beautifully rendered first novel that captures the complications of children caught between discontented parents with secret lives."--Washington Post
"The author's prose is poignant, like a strong left hook...sad, but endearing...written with precision and skill."--Atlanta Daily World Celebration of Books Fall 2004
"A tender telling that made me long for my own father."--Africana.com
"Lyrical...addictive...haunting. This beautiful coming-of-age story and will assuredly capture many hearts."--Trisha R. Thomas, author of Would I Lie to You?
"Richly detailed and intimate...Davis eloquently paints a picture seldom seen: the abiding affection black fathers have for their children."--Detroit Free Press
"Shifting Through Neutral is a beautifully rendered story by a writer to watch."--Benilde Little, author of Acting Out and Good Hair
"A vibrant...journey through a young woman's coming-of-age....Hop in--this novel is a ride well worth taking.--Martha Southgate, author of The Fall of Rome
"Wonderful....In this book...there is...a poignancy that cuts incisively through the tender tissue of family love."--Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle
Lyrical...addictive...haunting. This beautiful coming-of-age story and will assuredly capture many hearts. --Trisha R. Thomas, author of Would I Lie to You?"
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"A beautifully rendered first novel that captures the complications of children caught between discontented parents with secret lives."--Washington Post
"The author's prose is poignant, like a strong left hook...sad, but endearing...written with precision and skill."--Atlanta Daily World Celebration of Books Fall 2004
"A tender telling that made me long for my own father."--Africana.com
"Lyrical...addictive...haunting. This beautiful coming-of-age story and will assuredly capture many hearts."--Trisha R. Thomas, author of Would I Lie to You?
"Richly detailed and intimate...Davis eloquently paints a picture seldom seen: the abiding affection black fathers have for their children."--Detroit Free Press
"Shifting Through Neutral is a beautifully rendered story by a writer to watch."--Benilde Little, author of Acting Out and Good Hair
"A vibrant...journey through a young woman's coming-of-age....Hop in--this novel is a ride well worth taking.--Martha Southgate, author of The Fall of Rome
"Wonderful....In this book...there is...a poignancy that cuts incisively through the tender tissue of family love."--Elizabeth Strout, author of Amy and Isabelle
Lyrical...addictive...haunting. This beautiful coming-of-age story and will assuredly capture many hearts. --Trisha R. Thomas, author of Would I Lie to You?"
Bridgett M. Davis is an associate professor of English at the City University of New York's Baruch College, where she teaches creative writing and literature.
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- PublisherAmistad Pr
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0060572493
- ISBN 13 9780060572495
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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