false 650693 2 My father is black and my mother is white and my brother is a vegetable. When Emma Boudreauxs older brother winds up in a coma after a freak accident, she loses her compass: only Bernie was able to navigateif not always diplomaticallythe terrain of their biracial identity. And although her father and brother are bound by a haunting past that Emma slowly uncovers, she sees that she might just escape. In exhilarating prose, The Professors Daughter traces the borderlands of race and family, contested territory that gives rise to rage, confusion, madness, and invisibility. This astonishingly original voice surges with energy and purpose. 636829 24 1 2005 The Professor's Daughter: A Novel total:65|5:15|4:25|3:19|2:6| 65 244 126 18 5 3 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 19 07:07:12 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 07:09:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 12 14:46:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 14:46:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 18 11:08:52 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 11:09:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 17:13:43 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 17:13:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 16:01:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 13:44:11 -0700 2009
I couldn't help wondering how much of this was autobiographical (while looking at the author's photo on the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 10:05:13 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 10:13:45 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 08:24:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 08:24:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 10 05:47:48 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 05:47:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 18:36:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 18:44:29 -0800 2008
The first 30 or so pages, I was terribly confused, because chapters switch points of view and are non-linear(hence 4 instead of 5 stars). But I promise, promise, promise this book is more than worth your time. By the end, I knew she was a genius.
...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 21:36:55 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:46:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 06 20:31:12 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 14:50:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:12:55 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 08:01:11 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 13 20:43:41 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 20:45:31 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Aug 11 20:11:04 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 11 20:11:53 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 18 21:01:15 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 13 13:20:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun May 04 14:08:01 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 14:08:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Feb 03 06:57:17 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 07 20:27:06 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Apr 21 20:35:59 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 21 20:40:55 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 19:38:41 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:38:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 02:59:22 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 02:59:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=650693