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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsMama's Girlby Veronica Chambers
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:On the streets of Brooklyn in the 1970s, Veronica Chambers mastered the whirling helixes of a double-dutch jump rope with the same finesse she brought to her schoolwork, her often troubled family life, and the demands of being overachieving and underprivileged. Her mother—a Panamanian immigrant—was too often overwhelmed by the task of raising Veronica and her difficult younger brother on her meager secretary's salary to applaud her daughter's achievements. From an early age, Veronica understood that the best she could do for her mother was to be a perfect child—to rewrite her Christmas wish lists to her mother's budget, to look after her brother, to get by on her own. Though her mother seemed to bear out the adage that "black women raise their daughters and mother their sons," Veronica never stopped trying to do more, do better, do it all. And now, as a successful young woman who's achieved more than her mother dared hope for her, she looks back on their relationship in this moving, startlingly honest memoir, and shares some important truths about what we all really want from our mothers—and what we can give in return. Synopsis:Veronica Chambers, who is currently a contributing editor at "Glamour", looks back on the relationship she had with her mother, growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, and shares some important truths about what we all really want from our mothers--and what we can give them in return. Synopsis:In 1970s Brooklyn, Veronica Chambers strove to excel in everything from double-dutch jump rope to her studies — but her mother, a hardworking Panamanian immigrant, was too often overwhelmed by the task of singlehandedly raising Veronica and her troubled younger brother to applaud her daughter's achievements. From an early age, Veronica understood that the best she could do for her mother was to be a perfect child — to rewrite her Christmas wish lists to her mother's budget, to look after her brother, to get by on her own. Now, as a successful young woman who's achieved more than her mother dared hope for her, Veronica looks back on their relationship and shares some important truths about what we all really want from our mothers — and what we can give in return. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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