Title: Po man's child
First published: 1999
Description: A 27-year-old African-American lesbian named Po stars in this narrative of betrayal, kinky sex, religious fanaticism, and the supernatural. After sustaining a serious injury that occurs during an S/M with her lover and receiving a call from her brother telling fathers death, Po has herself admitted into a psychiatric hospital. While there, Po revisits her earlier life and relives some of its most vivid events. After a deep and moving exploration of her past and present, Po begins to understand the nature of personal empowerment and the healing process begins.
Subjects: African Americans, Fiction, Fiction, psychological, African americans, fiction, Lesbians, fiction, Fiction, lesbian, LGBTQ novels, Stonewall Book Awards, African americans--fiction, African american families, African american families--fiction, Dysfunctional families, Dysfunctional families--fiction, Sadomasochism, Sadomasochism--fiction, Fortitude, Fortitude--fiction, Ps3552.l34257 p6 1999, 813/.54, collection:barbara_gittings_literature_award=winner
LC classification: PS3552.L34257 P6 1999