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WINNER – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Prizes for Nonfiction FINALIST – Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction FINALIST – Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction A narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard—that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption—and a searing account of being raised by religious fundamentalists Harrison Mooney was born to a West African mother and adopted as an infant by a white evangelical family. Growing up as a Black child, Harry's racial identity is mocked and derided, while at the same time he is made to participate in the fervour of his family's revivalist church. Confused and crushed by fundamentalist dogma and consistently abused for his colour, Harry must transition from child to young adult while navigating and surviving zealotry, paranoia and prejudice. After years of internalized anti-Blackness, Harry begins to redefine his terms and reconsider his history. His journey from white cult to Black consciousness culminates in a moving reunion with his biological mother, who waited twenty-five years for the chance to tell her son the truth: she wanted to keep him. This powerful memoir considers the controversial p

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Author

Harrison Mooney

Publisher

Patrick Crean Editions, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781443463942

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Peoples & Cultures Biography