num_pages: 352
description: The explosive novel that introduced the world to #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan.Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama , a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred’s world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope, and her future. Not since Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has a black woman’s story been portrayed with such rich power, honesty, and love.
language: English
title: Mama
titlecomplete: Mama
genres: American, Drama, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, African American, Novels, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, African American Literature
ratings_count: 9946
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: American Book Award
publisher: Berkley