description: The Mama of Mama is as tough, funny, gritty and pungent as the life she knows, where men may come and go but holding the family together is worth any price. Not since Alice Walker's The Color Purple has a black woman's story been depicted with such rich power, honesty and love.
language: English
title: Mama
titlecomplete: Mama
genres: Fiction, American, Drama, African American Literature, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 9947
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: American Book Award
publisher: Washington Square Press