Mama

 Mildred Peacock in touch, funny, feisty herione, of Mama was an survilor who would do anything to keep her family together.

In  Mildred world, men would come and go as quickly like a paycheck, but her family was her world and dreams, her hope, and love an thier future. 

Not like Alice Walker  that wrote  The  Color Purple has a black woman's story been protray with just  rich power, honesty, and love. 

As she decided to leave her husband,  She also lived in a small minded town of  Point Heaven Michagin. Crooks,  over ten years, of abuse and infidelity She struggle her hole life.  Finding love in all places.  finding lust was part of the unfaithfuliness of an relationship, she would take low paying jobs just to support her family.

Mixing Alcohol with her never pills, which caused her to the brink of insanity.  Mildred was struggling in raising her 4 daughters and one boy in this town.  All that they do is gossip.  when all the companies are laying off their workers. 

She is not at the mercy of the government for money.  Mildred had married a man after her divorce that ended up in a distitute.  Her children started to realize that she wanted to live,  which is not ease to raise them as well. Her olderest daughter adventured out of Point haven.  She wanted to move to Las Angeles.

As she wanted to  become an adult before her time.   Money is for being in jail also for getting  them out.  As doll and Angel are finding in affection of men. Turning down a scholorship to college.

Freda moved to california, signed up for college and worked in the Sectretrail job, as she realized that she is making a better life for herself so she invited her family to live with her in California.

Freda  soon realized she had some of her mother traits of drinking and ruthliess men. The rest of her brother 's  and sister tring to make a life within the new situation.  The Peacock faimly struggles with proverty and heartache in this wonderful novel. 

I really enjoy this amazing story it had some simulatiy of my life and my relationship . This is an amazing story that was well written by the author. 

5 stars.