The Yellow House

"The titular yellow house anchors Sarah M. Broom’s memoir about her large and complex family. Broom maps her parents’ lives, the forgotten neighborhood off Chef Menteur Highway where she grew up and Hurricane Katrina’s onslaught. She writes with intellect, breadth and feeling about the relentless divestment of wealth from African Americans, our government’s failure to protect our poor and the papering over of systemic problems by politicians. With a mother who never flags and a young woman who circumnavigates the world in search of self and identity, The Yellow House is also about grit, love and family."

"She's a beautiful writer."

"Sarah M. Broom's "The Yellow House.""