One Blood is a book that spans three generations and is split into three distinct sections, starting with Grace in the 1960s. We meet Grace as a child living with her grandmother, Maw Maw Rubelle, in Virginia where segregation is still rife. When her grandmother dies, Grace is sent to live with her Aunt Hattie in Brooklyn. It is in New York that she finds love and falls pregnant, but to avoid bringing ‘shame’ upon the household, Grace is hidden away until she gives birth. The baby girl is then taken from her and put up for adoption…
The second section covers Grace's child, Delores and her life over thirty two years, with the third section covering the story from the point of view of Dolores’ daughter Rae and how she deals with discovering that she is adopted.
This is a well written and powerful book covering the lives of women in the same family over the generations.
The second section covers Grace's child, Delores and her life over thirty two years, with the third section covering the story from the point of view of Dolores’ daughter Rae and how she deals with discovering that she is adopted.
This is a well written and powerful book covering the lives of women in the same family over the generations.