In The Country Of Women: A Memoir

"There are at least two kinds of families: the ones we are born into and the ones we choose, regardless of blood connection. In this memoir, Susan Straight tells the story of the women in her Swiss-descended blood family and the African-descended women who became family when she married into their clan. This gorgeously written memoir is a gift to her three daughters, but it’s also a heartfelt refutation of so much of the nationalism and classism that have shredded our national fabric. Straight’s book reminds us that inclusion and generosity are among the values that made America great."