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Memoir

Date Published: 10-11-2022

Publisher: She Writes Press

 

In 1972 rural Pennsylvania, the author, a white college student, fell head over heels in love with an African-American friend of a friend. With their schools hours apart, they forged an intimate connection such as neither had ever had through letters. But racist parents, a jealous friend, and their own mistakes caused them to lose each other. Forty years later, they might have another chance.

 

Review

Lynda Smith Hoggan writes poignantly about life and love in a time when interracial relationships were not as widely accepted. It gives much food for thought and really was a great read. 

With precision and unwavering care, Lynda Smith Hoggan explores the ethics involved in her experience and confronts the consequences of even the best intentions. The result is an eye-opening, instructional, and necessary take on race in America and history while having an underlying theme of love and perseverance. 

About the Author

Lynda Smith Hoggan is Professor Emeritus of health and human sexuality at Mt. San Antonio College in Southern California. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times,  Westwind UCLA Journal of the Arts, Cultural Daily, and more. This is her first book.

 

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