#36 The Mothers

The Mothers
By Brit Bennet

An OK read. About a young black woman and the hardships she faces growing up in L.A.
She falls for a boy and she gets pregnant. She decides to have an abortion, and then she leaves to go to college. Her best friend ends up marrying the boy. Years later, she comes back home, having finished university, gone to graduate school, and traveled the world. Her father is sick and she comes to help him as her mother had died many years ago. She realizes she still has feelings for the boy and they have a short affair.

Interesting writing and an interesting look at the lives of young black people in the U.S., and of course the lives and decisions of various "mothers".

Rating: 2.5/5
Recommendation: Not really.