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The Darkest Child
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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The Darkest Child
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Publisher's Summary
A new edition of this award-winning modern classic, with a new introduction
In 1958 Georgia, the shade of a 13-year-old black girl's skin can make the difference in her fate. Tangy Mae is the smartest of her mother's 10 children, but she is also the darkest complected. The Quinns - all different skin shades, all with unknown fathers - live with their charismatic, beautiful, and tyrannical mother, Rozelle, in poverty on the fringes of a Georgia town where Jim Crow rules.
Rozelle's children live in fear of her mood swings and her violence, but they are devoted to her. Rozelle pulls her children out of school when they are 12 years old so that they can help support her by going to work - as domestics, as field laborers, or down at "the farmhouse", where Rozelle takes her oldest daughters to turn tricks for her.
Tangy Mae has been offered the opportunity to apply to an integrated high school and might even have the chance to graduate if she can somehow avoid her sisters' fate. Can she break from Rozelle's grasp without violent - even fatal - consequences?
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- Tania
- 2023-07-12
Loved it
The narration made the book so much more entertaining, besides being a great book. Loved it
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- CLG
- 2019-09-01
excellent
Such a great story and so well read. I enjoyed every minute, never a dull moment.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-01-23
heartbreaking but gripping.
beautifully written, gripping story but also heartbreaking. so sorry the sequel was not finished before the author passed away.
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- Wendy Jensen
- 2020-10-18
Sad to hear about the author's passing.
Loved this book. I would love to hear that someone took over where the author left off and give us an end to the sequel.
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- Carol Pegura
- 2020-03-06
Touching
Loved it, what an author. Great narration too.....the main character is someone you will not forget.
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- Maus
- 2019-07-05
Wow...
What an amazing listen, loved the book from the first page on, even at times it was heartbreaking and cruel
but the main characters drive for survival was most astounding !
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-05-11
Must for my library
I could not stop the story. This gripped me, twisted my mind and finally let me return to my world but not without leaving me wanting more.
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- Zena Burgess
- 2018-03-25
this was an excellent book. great Story from beginning to end excellent narration wish there was a second book to read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-02-26
Excellent book!
I can see this being made into a movie one day. The narration was absolutely perfect. A definite 5 star all around.
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- Renee
- 2023-08-20
Excellent story, Even better narration.
Very well written, at times extremely disturbing novel. This story is made that much more un-put-downable by Bahni Turpin's awesome narration. She never fails to deliver some of the best voice-acting in the industry. Definitely recommend.
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