Family Bible by Melissa Delbridge

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26. Family Bible by Melissa Delbridge

This is a memoir written by a lady who grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL in the ’60s. It is fantastic. I laughed (out loud in the breakroom in front of my coworker. i kept apologizing cos she was trying to read a book while i was being a chucklehead.), I cried, and I loved every bit of this book.

The author talks about her family and growing up in Alabama during the Civil Rights movement. And while she’s generous with the humor, she does not sugarcoat ANYthing. She’s brutally honest… even about herself. And I gotta say that took some major guts.

The book is pretty short, but I can’t say that it’s sweet cos it does have some bite to it. It’s my favorite book I’ve read so far this year, and I’ll be recommending it to everyone. I know that I’ll be reading this one again. It was hilarious, brutal, and beautiful.

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