Mama Bear: One Black Mother's Fight for Her Child's Life and Her Own

by Shirley Smith and Shirley Smith

Book Overview

"Brave. Compelling. Provocative. " --Gabrielle Union Wade, actress and New York Times bestselling author

In this moving memoir, Shirley Smith, wife of NBA Champion and All-Star J. R. Smith, tells the story of giving birth to one of the youngest premature babies to survive--using her experience to heighten awareness of the crisis of Black maternal and infant health and pay tribute to Black women's resilience.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006301078X
• ISBN13: 9780063010789
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"