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The Sweeter the Juice: A Family Memoir in Black and White

16 reviews
Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

Free Press, 1995

Very enjoyable, while still intense book....
I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. Sure, some of it was confusing, like some said, but what part of genealogy isn't confusing? My own genealogy confuses ME! :o) This book was wonderful! I think the author did a wonderful job in addressing this little spoken of topic. I was recommended this book after I found out that my family had African American roots, & so this book hit home with me. It ...

Finding Grace: Two Sisters and the Search for Meaning Beyond the Color Line

4 reviews
Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

Free Press, 2004

Haizlip's "Finding Grace" A Healing Fulfilled
Primarily, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip's The Sweeter the Juice prompted America to think about race back in 1995. Growing up, her mother Margaret Morris Taylor disclosed that her siblings had abandoned her as a child and consequently identified themselves as white known as passing. Shirlee promised her mother that she would find the invisible white branches of their family hidden for so long. Relying ...

In the Garden of Our Dreams: Memoirs of a Marriage

8 reviews
Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, Harold C. Haizlip

Kodansha Amer Inc, 1998

Love and commitment transcend tribulations
The Haizlips have written a lyrical memoir of their forty year marriage, demonstrating over and over that love and commitment are the foundation of a lasting relationship. Despite the challenges that they encountered, this steadfast foundation never waivered. The previous reviewer somehow missed the most poignant message of their story. Racism is the ever present snake in the garden. As ...