Gal: a True Life - Hardcover

Bolton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151001049 ISBN 13: 9780151001040

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1994

Synopsis

Ruthie Mae Bolton was born January 6, 1961, in the Hungry Neck section of Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, her mother was thirteen; she has never known who her father was. Her mother was the wandering kind, so Ruthie Mae-nicknamed Gal by her stepgrandfather-was raised in her grandparents' home. One day Grandmama died as a result of a severe beating by her husband-it occured to no one to call this to the attention of the authorities-and Gal was left in the brutal hands of her granddaddy, who beat her unmercifully as well. Ruthie Mae began to steal things in school and she developed a stutter; she drank and smoked dope. But she stuck resolutely with her education and graduated from high school, which was likely her salvation, for today Ruthie Mae is happily married, with children and a fine job. At last she is at peace-with herself and even with the memory of her grandfather. It is nigh impossible to convey the astonishingly eloquent simplicity of Ruthie Mae's witnessing to her time. Here is an absolutely remarkable document, as touching as it is painful, as ageless as it is timely.

About this title

Product Description

Gal: a True Life A story of agony and inspiration, Gal, written pseudonymously, tells of a young, black girl, raised by her abusive grandfather, who remained steadfast in her determination to succeed, despite seemingly impossible odds.

Synopsis

A Black woman chronicles her journey from illegitimate child, abandoned by her parents and raised by her abusive grandfather, through her problems with alcohol, to her high school graduation and successful new life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151001049
• ISBN 13: 9780151001040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288