false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178203099m/769927.jpg 769927 2 <B>A powerful memoir about the complicated but ultimately loving relationship between a black daughter and her white mother</B> <P> <I>Secret Daughter</I> is a deftly drawn and moving portrait of a childhood spent in two very different worlds: one white, one black. In 1957, when June Cross was four years old, she was sent by her white mother to live with a black family in Atlantic City. Her mother, Norma, had left June's abusive father, a comic in the well-known black vaudeville duo Stump and Stumpy, and gave June up when it became clear that her dark-skinned, kinky-haired child could no longer "pass." Within her adopted family, June struggled with her identity as the black radicalism of the times collided head on with her family's more traditional ideals. Summer vacations were spent with her mother, now in Hollywood and married to <I>F Troop</I> TV actor Larry Storch. For many years, Norma, afraid that Larry's career would suffer if anyone discovered the truth about her illegitimate daughter, told friends and reporters that June was adopted. <I>Secret Daughter</I>, which grew out of Cross's Emmy Award-winning documentary, traces this thorny story with poignancy and skill. It is both a vivid snapshot of race relations in America and an inspiring journey of understanding between a mother and daughter. 132005 2006 Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away total:134|5:24|4:62|3:37|2:8|1:3| 134 498 281 39 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 14:59:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:04:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 16:26:02 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 15:45:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 06 16:48:10 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 16:53:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 08:07:09 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 14 20:41:57 -0700 2009
I search for my mother’s face in the mirror and see a stranger.

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It will outrage, inspire, and heal. It also restored so much of my faith in humanity...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:13:03 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:14:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 09:54:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 09:54:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 21:41:43 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 09:23:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 19 14:54:47 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 14:56:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 11 11:45:47 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 19:59:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=769927