Publisher Description
Departures, from Adrienne Bellamy, has been compared to such classics as The Women of Brewster Place. This novel is the tale of 10-year-old Amber, whose mother has all but abandoned her and her sisters in an effort to find a man to curl up with at night. Despite her abusive home situation, Amber still has other role models in her Philadelphia neighborhood. Reba, Shelia, and Lucy are three women who try to do their best for Amber, while figuring out their own relationships and desires.
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“Departures is a candid and gritty voyage into the colorful and turbulent lives of several streetwise and unpredictable characters.”
—
Tracie Howard, author of Friends & Fauxs
About Adrienne Bellamy
Adrienne Bellamy was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She wrote her first poem at age six. Since then, her hobbies have included anything from writing grocery lists and letters to song lyrics and television commercials. Departures was the first attempt at a novel by this single parent of two daughters.
About Sisi Aisha Johnson
Sisi Johnson is
“a storyteller for a storyteller’s story.” From folksy to urban, her warm blend
of bite and sweetness wrapped in an accessible narration style sets the right
tone in such award winning books as Francie
and Feathers, and notable books like Romiette & Julio, for which she
received the AudioFile Earphones Award, and Dr.
Mr. President: Letter from a Slave Girl, for which she was selected to be
an Audie Award finalist. A long time resident of New York City, she now resides
in Los Angeles and happily travels between the two amazing metropolises.