A Parallel Life

by Bonnie Greer

Award-winning playwright, author, and critic Bonnie Greer's touching, funny, and thought-provoking memoir is a voyage into the making of a woman who set out to unmake what she'd been born and brought up to be.

'Proper girl' was a precious definition in segregated and racist America, where black life was deemed only three-fifths of white life. And the life of a black woman even less.

This compelling memoir will not just enlighten, engage, and enthrall, but will move you to tears with every word. Courage, defiance, and ultimately hope define the story of a life - indeed, a parallel life - that just had to be lived.

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First published May 15, 2014

About the author

Bonnie Greer is an American-British playwright, novelist and critic. She is also the Chancellor of Kingston University, a university located in Kingston upon Thames, London.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this - so much culture and context is woven into the writing - so many events I remembered, music that I loved. My son told me about Bonnie Greer - somehow I hadn’t heard of her before.