Daughter Denied

A Place of Our Own Book Club
Alretha Thomas delivers a gripping tale with Daughter Denied. Although we see and hear about similar families daily, this novel was unpredictable. It deals with religious differences within a household, blended families, child abuse, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, friendships, long distance relationships, imprisonment and more. In the end, I was truly happy to see that Tina and her siblings were going to be okay. I recommend this book to anyone facing familial challenges.
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Ararojax says: Awesome!!! Definitely will have you up late at night and taking breaks at work to read. Emotional roller coaster but you feel like you are part of the family or you know the family personally. I absolutely loved Tina. I hated Earnestine & Loved Earnestine. Sometimes we are prisoners outside the pen. Sometimes we are in love out of the relationship. Truth is you can't control the feelings of your heart!! I definitely recommend others read, cause it is a page turner. Awesome job Alretha. http://www.ararojax.20fr.com/

Arc Book Club Inc. says Daughter Denied is riveting and a superb drama with extraordinary characters and an intense original plot. Daughter Denied has the makings of a bestseller.
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Asis Book Club thoroughly enjoyed Daughter Denied. Says the title of the book is an accurate description of Tina in so many ways. The story takes you on an emotional roller coaster. The pervasive themes throughout the book are love, trust and especially hope. The ending lends itself to a sequel.

Book Launch Café Chooses Alretha Thomas as Author of the Month
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Unheard Words Book Club (London, England) called Daughter Denied a touching story. Says its strength lies in conveying the genuine difficulties of a chaotic/deprived family lives (set in the low hope American Projects) and in the resonance evoked through the eyes of an innocent child /come young woman.
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Daughter Denied receives 5 out of 5 top shelf rating on UrbanReviews.com.
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Review Link: http://www.urban-reviews.com/aafiction-jul08.html#alrethathomas
Interview Link: http://www.urban-reviews.com/insideout-alrethathomas.html

San Francisco Bayview Paper story on Alretha Thomas' visit to San Francisco. Click here for the story.