One Sister's Song [Paperback]

Karen DeGroot Carter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 2004

The story of Audrey Conarroe, a biracial woman, who had never planned to move back to her predominantly white hometown, but when her sister died and she was named guardian to her young nephew, Julian

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A rare, on-target description of issues many biracial Americans face." -- Kathleen Odell Korgen, Author, FROM BLACK TO BIRACIAL

"A well-written, smooth-flowing story [that] holds the reader’s interest throughout." -- Multicultural Review

"In this book, things such as race become unimportant when the heart leads. ...A melodic read...a deliciously perfect escape." -- Urban Spectrum, Denver

From the Publisher

Audrey Conarroe, a biracial woman, never planned to move back to her small, predominantly white, hometown in western New York. But when she was named guardian to her teenage nephew, she had no choice but to do just that. Eight months later, Audrey prepares to sell her sister’s old farmhouse when a series of discoveries forces her to rethink everything she’s ever assumed about love, race, and respect.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Pearl Street Publishing (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096738673X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967386737
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,699,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With Clear-headed Grace, January 27, 2006

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R. J. Minnick "always in search of a good story" (Fayetteville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Sister's Song (Paperback)

Carter's One Sister's Song is a clear-headed, multi-sided look at a complex situation that hasn't found resolution in hundreds of years of history. What world(s) do people live in when they come from more than one racial or ethnic background? Who wants them? Who claims them? Where do they want to be? How do they choose?
Carter, who knows some of these issues first-hand, is sensitive to the fact that everyone involved in an interracial situation has their own image of how things are and how they should be. She also knows that lives are lived on private terms, sometimes raggedly, sometimes nobly. Her characters are not socio-political representations, but they are real people, right down to their inconsistent and sometimes bumbling ways.
Audrey acts impulsively; Julian zooms from gloom to exuberance and back again. Boyfriends past and present act like clods; some people are just unthinking. Some are just plain mean. Behind it all hovers the spirit of Audrey's sister Laura and the way she viewed the world. Audrey's coming to grips with this, finding her own way, is the heart of the story.
Refreshing, engaging, thought-provoking, and real. One Sister's Song is all of these.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure!, October 20, 2004

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KRose1125 (Emmaus, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Sister's Song (Paperback)

A beautiful story - you will not be disappointed!

**NOTE** Currently all the used copies of this book listed for sale refer to the first edition, which has a plain cover with no artwork. The second edition, published in January 2004 with artwork on the cover, is listed as "New." The second edition is the book pictured above.

Enjoy!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Sister's Song, October 20, 2004

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Jeanne Forsythe (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Sister's Song (Paperback)

This novel is one of the best I've ever read. I've often wondered why many authors feel they have to intentionally offend. This book is proof that an exciting, well written story doesn't have to go there.

One Sister's Song is intriguing; the characters and imagery are so rich and real I felt pulled right into the book.

This novel is effortless to read and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. It's hard to believe Audrey, James, Pritch, Julian and Laura exist only on paper! I'm hooked! And I anxiously await Karen DeGroot Carter's second novel.