Sweet Summer: Growing up with and without My Dad

This acclaimed memoir by Bebe Moore Campbell, the bestselling author of Brothers and Sisters and Singing in the Comeback Choir, recalls the sweet summers spent with her father—an extraordinary man of dreams and inspiration—in the American South of the 1960s.

"Unforgettable." —New York Times Book Review

"Fearlessly unveils the pain of loss and the ecstasy of love. I am grateful for Bebe Moore Campbell and for such a Sweet Summer." —Maya Angelou

"Mature insight, as well as a deft gift for language, gives this memoir its poignant, honest shape." —Chicago Tribune

"An uplifting reflection on family love." —San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

"A remarkable achievement." —Philadelphia Inquirer

"Poignant…a beautiful tribute." —Newsday

"Campbell is a master." —Entertainment Weekly

"Touching….[A] candid account and loving tribute to a special man." —New York Daily News