Finalist for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature Finalist for a 2018 Southern Book Prize for Biography and History "I pounced on [Ms. Pat's] book. And I thought she did such a great job...God, [ Rabbit ] was entertaining. And I recommended it to so many people." David Sedaris, author of the New York Times bestseller Calypso "An absolute must-read" - Shondaland "[ Rabbit ] tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor" - New York Times "I know a lot of people ...
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Finalist for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature Finalist for a 2018 Southern Book Prize for Biography and History "I pounced on [Ms. Pat's] book. And I thought she did such a great job...God, [ Rabbit ] was entertaining. And I recommended it to so many people." David Sedaris, author of the New York Times bestseller Calypso "An absolute must-read" - Shondaland "[ Rabbit ] tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor" - New York Times "I know a lot of people think they know what it's like to grow up in the hood. Like maybe they watched a couple of seasons of The Wire and they got the shit all figured out. But TV doesn't tell the whole story." - Ms. Pat They called her Rabbit. Patricia Williams (aka Ms. Pat) was born and raised in Atlanta at the height of the crack epidemic. One of five children, Pat watched as her mother struggled to get by on charity, cons, and petty crimes. At age seven, Pat was taught to roll drunks for money. At twelve, she was targeted for sex by a man eight years her senior. By thirteen, she was pregnant. By fifteen, Pat was a mother of two. Alone at sixteen, Pat was determined to make a better life for her children. But with no job skills and an eighth-grade education, her options were limited. She learned quickly that hustling and humor were the only tools she had to survive. Rabbit is an unflinching memoir of cinematic scope and unexpected humor. With wisdom and humor, Pat gives us a rare glimpse of what it's really like to be a black mom in America.
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This was an amazingly powerful read and one that I will not forget anytime soon. In this memoir, we meet Patricia "Rabbit" Williams who grew up living in poverty. She gets pregnant while in middle school and has to deal with a mother with substance abuse issues, a cheating boyfriend as well as some rather unsavory jobs including dealing crack. The most remarkable part of this story is that it is both tragically sad but written in a hysterical manner as well. The author never once asks you to feel pity for her but instead to listen to her story. It is certainly a cautionary yet illuminating tale, one of which many people who I know, including myself would know nothing about. This book reminds me of "The Glass Castle" in terms of shock value and memorability.
