Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black
Publisher: HarperCollins (Hanover Square Press)
Publication Date: January 10, 2023
Library Purchase: We bought it as a discussion set!
Synopsis
As Jacob lies dying, he begins to write a letter to his only son, Isaac. They have not met or spoken in many years, and there are things that Isaac must know. Stories about his ancestral legacy in rural Arkansas that extend back to slavery. Secrets from Jacob's tumultuous relationship with Isaac's mother and the shame he carries from the dissolution of their family. Tragedies that informed Jacob's role as a father and his reaction to Isaac's being gay.
