One Blood

An epic multi-generational novel about Black motherhood and family secrets

Behind every strong woman are the women who raised her.

‘A powerful family saga’ OBSERVER

‘Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient… a masterpiece’ TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis

‘A powerful family saga’ OBSERVER

‘Heartbreaking, hopeful, and resilient… a masterpiece’ TARA M. STRINGFELLOW, author of Memphis

THREE WOMEN. ONE BLOOD.

A birth mother

Grace, growing up in segregated Virginia, is only a teenager when her baby is taken from her in the ultimate act of betrayal.

An adoptive mother

Lolo, who takes the baby in, has dreamed of having a family her whole life. She will do whatever it takes whatever it takes to keep her dream intact.

The daughter to both

Pregnant with her first baby, Rae discovers that she is adopted. Now she must face an important reckoning about her two mothers…

One Blood is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, secrets and history: a hymn to Black womanhood.

‘Heartbreaking’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

‘Epic’ i PAPER

‘Deeply moving’ PEOPLE magazine