At nineteen, Aya is a promising Black college student from Brooklyn who is struggling through a difficult relationship with her emotionally distant mother, Miriam. One winter night, Aya is shot by a

Daughter: A Novel
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At nineteen, Aya is a promising Black college student from Brooklyn who is struggling through a difficult relationship with her emotionally distant mother, Miriam. One winter night, Aya is shot by a white police officer in a case of mistaken identity. Keeping vigil by her daughter's hospital bed, Miriam remembers her own youth: her battle for independence from her parents, her affair with Aya's father, and the challenges of raising her daughter. But as Miriam confronts her past - her losses and regrets - she begins to heal and discovers a tentative hopefulness.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2005-01-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743417983

Daughter: A Novel