Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir [Paperback]

The book I wish I'd had growing up. -Chanel Miller, author ofKnow My Name

Best Books of 2019:Esquire O, The Oprah MagazineVarietyLit HubBook RiotElectric LiteratureAutostraddle
Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award
New York Times Book ReviewEditors' Choice Selection
PasteBest Memoirs of the Decade
ElleBest Books of the Season
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Indie Next Pick Indies Introduce Pick

A fearless debut. -New York Times
[A] gorgeous reckoning. -Washington Post
Flat out breathtaking. -Lit Hub
Gripping and gloriously written. -Elle
Utterly unforgettable. -NYLON
Unnervingly satisfying. -Oprah Magazine
Deeply compassionate. -NPR.org
Truly stunning. -Cosmopolitan

Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cult-like privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight.

As a child, Madden lived a life of extravagance, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls.

With unflinching honesty and lyrical prose, spanning from 1960s Hawai'i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearlÃ÷