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Almost Crimson
Almost Crimson | Dasha Kelly
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From a young age CeCe copes with her mother's crippling depression, their severe poverty, an absentee father, and her own insecurities. With gorgeous language, a vivid cast of characters, and an eye for poignant detail, Dasha Kelly tells the story of CeCe's struggle to break free from the grips of codependency and poverty to find confidence and success in her career and her personal life, finally becoming the strong woman she's always dreamed of being. CeCe couldn't remember when her mother became too weak to carry anything but tears. When the Sad started to come, pressing her mother to their bed, her Mama cried slick silent tears for a long, long time. Longer than a game of hopscotch. Longer than singing the alphabet in her head five times. Longer than a nap, even. The Sad made her mother cry all the time.
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OnConnersCorner
Almost Crimson | Dasha Kelly
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#bookmail ! It was a little difficult to find this one. #amazon for the win!

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rachelm
Almost Crimson | Dasha Kelly
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This is a really beautiful novel about Crimson (CeCe) and her relationship with her mother, incapacitated by severe depression since her childhood. Some of the brief chapters could stand alone as short stories, and those moments left me breathless. Other times, the "now" plot felt like it dragged a bit compared to the "past". Over all, definitely worth a look.

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rachelm
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#90sinJuly #blackandwhite #blackorwhite
Just reorganized my shelves today, so perfect time for a shot! More pix of my colors: https://rachelmans.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/shelfies/

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Dempsey
Almost Crimson | Dasha Kelly
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So good. So SO good.

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8little_paws
Almost Crimson | Dasha Kelly
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This is about a woman named CeCe (a nickname for Crimson) and tells about her traumatic childhood with a mentally ill mother. As an adult, she needs to decide if she wants to remain codependent with her mother going forward. I wasn't totally satisfied with the ending, but there was enough good to bump this up to "pick". Looking for diverse reads--this is by a Black woman and about Black women.

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