The writing is a bit weak. Did not hold my attention. The author works hard to paint a bleak life for the protagonist so that she can find help in God. It came off fake (and I'm a devout Christian.)... (read more)

Sins of my Mother touched me on so many different levels. In many of our families we ignore the "elephants" - life's painful events that we would rather pack away and keep a secret than deal with head-on.... (read more)

Our teen lift program picked this book for our March book club month and they truly enjoyed the characters. The teens are looking forward to the continuation of this story in book 2.

Highly recommend for everyone to read at least once.

Wow!! I never knew a book could be so intense. "Sins of My Mother" will have you laughing, crying, thinking etc; etc. When I read this book it made me take a long hard look at my life and I realized... (read more)

I highly recommend this book because of the insight that it gave me, as a suburbanite. I really did not understand the depth of pain that people experience in the inner city. People are quick to point... (read more)

This book touched home. I found myself, family members, and friends in every character. The main character Angelea was the one character that mostly related to me. Being that cornerstone ... (read more)

I thought that this book was a phenomenal piece of literary work. It truly delved into the psychological, emotional, and physical bonds that can tear families apart. Through the dynamic of self revelation,... (read more)

this book was fiction but there are a lot of familys like this familys who have no family vaules

Sins of my mother had a solid storyline and messages about how parent’s history can affect their children and with God all things are possible. The characters in the book are developed were you know... (read more)