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About Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
Product Description INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This is a book people will be talking about forever.” ―Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed“Ford’s wrenchingly brilliant memoir is truly a classic in the making. The writing is so richly observed and so suffused with love and yearning that I kept forgetting to breathe while reading it.” ―John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOne of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the looming absence of her incarcerated father.Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley C. Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he’s in prison, and she doesn’t know what he did to end up there. She doesn’t know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates. When the relationship turns sour, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape, which she keeps secret from her family, Ashley desperately searches for meaning in the chaos. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father’s incarceration . . . and Ashley’s entire world is turned upside down.Somebody’s Daughter steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration, exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be. As Ashley battles her body and her environment, she embarks on a powerful journey to find the threads between who she is and what she was born into, and the complicated familial love that often binds them. Amazon.com Review Ashley C. Ford’s voice is what makes this memoir special: she’s candid, inquisitive, vulnerable, and present in the moments she shares—especially those of her childhood. From the absence of her father and the shocking revelation of his incarceration, to the grandmother she adored, and the men who both protected and hurt her, Somebody’s Daughter shows how people and the critical moments—both big and small—can become hardwired into our lives and affect the way we react to and experience the world. An affirming and probing memoir from a writer who will hopefully have a long and celebrated literary career. —Al Woodworth, Amazon Book Review Review “This is a book people will be talking about forever.” ―Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed "Somebody’s Daughter is the heart-wrenching yet equally witty and wondrous story of how Ford came through the fire and emerged triumphant, as her own unapologetic, Black-girl self." ―The New York Times"A master class on how to love your family and still live with individuality and freedom. Her story is particular to her, but it's also about every single one of us. I mean, it helped me to lead myself toward breaking old familial patterns and creating new ones, truly, because the way she talks about her family and the way that she talks about the boundaries she creates is just stunning." ―Abby Wambach on NPR's Morning Edition, "Soccer Star Abby Wambach Recommends 3 Reads On Sports And Leadership""Perhaps the greatest contribution Ford makes is to offer her story ― written in the most lively and lucid prose ― in its most raw and unabridged form...By telling her truth so honestly and authentically, Ford invites us to tell ours, too." ―The Washington Post"Somebody’s Daughter will leave readers gasping for air." ―Natachi Onwuamaegbu, The Boston Globe"Ford executes her task with both unstinting honesty and rare tenderness toward the deeply flawed, but steadfast, circle of adults who raised her. The resulting portraits, of her mother and grandmother, in particular, are remarkably vivid and humane, haunting the reader long after one has closed the book’s pages..." ―LA Review of Books“Sure to be on
