God Bless the Child

Name: God Bless the Child
Author: Kristin Hunter

by Kristin Hunter

Woman struggles between wealth and legacy, seeking independence and self-determination

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Kristin Hunter

Kristin Hunter was a Philadelphia novelist whose God Bless the Child and The Landlord depicted Black urban life with wit, warmth, and social insight. She was an important voice of Black women's fiction before the movement was fully recognized.

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