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I'm Telling: A Novel

by Karen E. Quinones Miller · 2002

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Faith Freeman has a secret: When she was eleven years old, she caught her stepfather molesting her twin sister, Hope. Years later, Faith is a successful literary agent. Her twin, addled by drugs and prostitution, struggles through life on the Harlem streets. When Hope seems to have set her sights on Faith's man, the tender bonds of sisterhood are cruelly tested. Will the truth about their darkest hour finally be revealed?

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I'm Telling"deftly shares the pain and desperation of a family shaken to the core" (Booklist).For anyone who has ever chosen between speaking up and backing down, this impassioned novel lights the way toward love and redemption.

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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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