SEPTEMBER

Born to an interracial couple in Arkansas circa 1960, Christina Dandridge's life was tumultuous from the start with things only growing worse as the years passed. Wrought with abuse and abandonment, Christina's life is a journey of ups and downs and trials and triumphs. This is a companion novel to the Been So Long series, chronicling the life of Mona-Lisa's mother and setting the stage for the dysfunction that plagued the lives of both Mona-Lisa and her sister, Cleo. (Discussion Questions are included)