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Most of us know that there were a lot of former slaves who left the US to go back to Africa, mostly to Liberia, but we don't know much about what happened after that. Helene Cooper is the descendant of two of these people, and she tells a amazing story of her childhood in Liberia as part of a privileged class. But the troubled times began, and her family's good fortune came to an end. She came to the US and finished college, hoping to fulfill her dream to be a political journalist, a dream that began in Liberia. Helene is an excellent writer, a journalist who now works for the New York Times, and her professional skills combined with her personal story and her heart-felt revelations reach deeply into the reader's own heart.
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The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper
aspardington, January 18, 2009
Most of us know that there were a lot of former slaves who left the US to go back to Africa, mostly to Liberia, but we don't know much about what happened after that. Helene Cooper is the descendant of two of these people, and she tells a amazing story of her childhood in Liberia as part of a privileged class. But the troubled times began, and her family's good fortune came to an end. She came to the US and finished college, hoping to fulfill her dream to be a political journalist, a dream that began in Liberia. Helene is an excellent writer, a journalist who now works for the New York Times, and her professional skills combined with her personal story and her heart-felt revelations reach deeply into the reader's own heart.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)