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Mama Flora's Family | 
| Authors: Alex Haley, David Stevens
Publisher: Delta
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1249202
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 462
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0440614090
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780440614098
ASIN: 0440614090
Publication Date: May 2003
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Amazing December 11, 2008
This has to be one of my all time favourite books. I was immediately captivated by the heartfelt undertones that this book carried with it from start to finish. I really liked the way that history was incorporated into such a personal account. The backdrop of this story was set in a time where there were vast historical happenings. The main fact that this book was written from notes just portrays what an ingenious piece of prose that this story is. I would definitely recommend this book most highly.
A Very Moving, Poignant Multigenerational Epic! June 5, 2008
At the center of Mama Flora's Family is the indomitable spirit of Mama Flora, the matriarch of an extraordinary family of destitute Tennessee sharecroppers. The characters are so real and believable it made this reader feel that I was right there with them experiencing all their trials and tribulations, as well as the joys. This book is much more than a poignant, hard-to-put-down story of a Mama Flora and her descendants from 1920 to the late 1990s. It, for the most part, effectively weaves into the plot much of what has transpired in American/African-American history during this time period (e.g., life for African-Americans in the South, the rise of the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam, the Viet Nam war, political repression under Idi Amin, etc). Mama Flora's Family is a rich, resonant family novel that cuts across the barriers that divide us to touch the hearts of people of all races and backgrounds. I highly recommend this excellent, emotionally-packed posthumous novel written by David Stevens based on Alex Haley's notes and research.
A truly touching book March 8, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book (like all Alex Haleys' books) is truly touching.
It is beautifully written, with a strong story line and characters.
A must read.
Great book-one of Haley's best January 30, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pretend that there is a really good review here. I loved reading this novel. It is one that is vary hard to put down because you can't help wondering what is going to happen next.
 Good book! December 31, 1998
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book and anyone who's a mother will relate to Mama Flora!!
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