In this powerful memoir, Ashley C. Ford recounts her experience growing up with an incarcerated father and how it shaped her identity, relationships, and sense of self-worth. Somebody’s Daughter is a deeply personal reflection on race, poverty, family, and the complex nature of love and forgiveness. Ford navigates her childhood with an absent father, a strict mother, and a longing for answers about her past. Through raw and poetic storytelling, she explores themes of resilience, trauma, and self-discovery. Reviews "Ashley C. Ford writes with such raw honesty and emotional depth that every page feels like a revelation. A heart-wrenching yet hopeful memoir about love, loss, and finding oneself." "Ford’s prose is stunning, and her story is one that lingers long after the final page. This is a book about resilience, but also about the weight of childhood wounds and how they shape our adult lives." "A deeply affecting memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled with identity, family, and the search for belonging. Ford’s voice is one we need more of in literature today."
Book Title: Somebody's Daughter - Ashley C. FordBook Genre: Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Race, Autobiography, Family, ContemporaryISBN: 9781786581273Number of Pages: 224Publishing Date: June 1, 2021Cover Type: Paperback