Sweet Summer: Growing Up with and Without My Dad

by Bebe Moore Campbell

Book Overview

This acclaimed memoir by the author of Brothers and Sisters and Singing in the Comeback Choir recalls the sweet summers spent with her father, an extraordinary man of dreams and inspiration, in the American South of the 1960s. Fearlessly unveils the pain of loss and the ecstasy of love.--Maya Angelou.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425174743
• ISBN13: 9780425174746
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Moore Campbell's Masterpiece

Once in a great while - about as often as Halley's Comet - a book comes along which stirs the soul and rattles your heart; a book which can transcend race, gender, age, place and time. This is such a book. Moore-Campbell is a magnificent writer; her verses poetic, her theme universal. Her autobiogrophy tells the story of growing up black and young without a full-time father, and the affects it can have on a child. It's not just her story; she shares this life with her cousin Michael (again, young and black without a full-time father), their Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, and assorted 'father figures': Dads, Uncles, Reverands, Neighbors. One child (BeBe) can learn to adapt graciously, while the other (Michael) has a tougher time, as they each learn difficult 'truths' about their patriarchy. Beautifully written, the reader hangs on every word, as this wonderful story unfolds.

WONDERFUL

This is a wonderful book and I recommend it to any one out there living or growing up with and without a father.

Hits so close to home!

In Ms. Campbell's book, she took me back to my girlhood, when I grew up in North Carolina and spent my summers in Philadelphia, among "bosoms." She really reminded me of what it was like to be young, and travel, and be among family. This book was a flashback andd it will take *you* back, if you know what I mean :)

Sweet Summer

Bebe, Bebe, Bebe......Moore Campbelll, her father's wonderful greeting. This is a great book, easily read and thought provoking content. Though I'm a man and grew up with both of my parents, Ms. Campbell was able to relate to me in her writing. It's clear, real, and a joy to read. In fact, I like all Ms. Campbell's books and can't wait for the next one. Hurry up, Bebe.!!!