One Blood

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Behind every strong woman are the women who raised her.A powerful family saga OBSERVERHeartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient a masterpiece TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis

THREE WOMEN. ONE BLOOD.

A birth mother

Grace, growing up in segregated Virginia, is only a teenager when her baby is taken from her in the ultimate act of betrayal.

An adoptive mother

Lolo, who takes the baby in, has dreamed of having a family her whole life. She will do whatever it takes whatever it takes to keep her dream intact.

The daughter to both

Pregnant with her first baby, Rae discovers that she is adopted. Now she must face an important reckoning about her two mothers

One Blood is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, secrets and history: a hymn to Black womanhood.

Heartbreaking KARIN SLAUGHTER

Epic i PAPER

Deeply moving PEOPLE magazine

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A powerful family saga OBSERVER

Epic, moving i PAPER

Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient a masterpiece TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis

Epic, heartbreaking and beautiful KARIN SLAUGHTER

A powerful, deeply moving saga PEOPLE magazine

I was left thinking about these women and how their lives were eternally linked, long after I finished this amazing novel VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY

A beautiful, brilliant American epic TARANA BURKE

A masterful storyteller so much more than a good yarn ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Author Bio

Denene Millner is a columnist for Parenting magazine. She has worked as a senior editor at Honey and as an entertainment and political journalist for the New York Daily News. She is also the author of The Sistahs Rules and co-author of several books, including the novel A Love Story, and The Angry Black Womans Guide to Life.