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Nina Foxx is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, and novelist. She writes as both Nina Foxx and Cynnamon Foster. Her work has appeared on numerous bestseller lists around the country, and her films have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes, and the Rome mostra altro International Film Festival. Originally from Jamaica, New York, she lives with her family near Seattle, Washington, where she works in Human-Computer interaction for a major software company. mostra meno

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A Letter for My Mother by Nina Foxx (Editor) is a very highly recommended collection of letters women have written to their mothers. I simply can't recommend this amazing collection enough.

In A Letter for My Mother Nina Foxx has collected letters from 33 daughters to their mothers. While the letters differ as vastly as the individuals who wrote them, they all have the common thread of things daughters have left unsaid to their mothers (or stepmother, or mother-in-law, or mother-like mentor) The mother-daughter relationship is always complicated. It can be fraught with tension and difficulties or exuberant with love and support - and cover the gamut of every emotion in-between.

Foxx writes:
"I invited other women to write a letter to a mother in their lives, someone who guided them when they didn’t want to be guided and perhaps someone they’d never thanked. In the letter, they were to tell them what they wanted them to know. The recipient of the letter needn’t be alive or biologically related, just someone to whom they had things to say to but lacked courage or foresight to be able to say those things, a thank you."

Some of the authors invited to write a letter were unable to do so because their relationships to their mothers were still full of complications or unresolved issues. Some of those who participated found that "Writing these letters, love letters to our mothers, forced us to let go of the anger that had hung around our necks for years and let it float away from us. We had to give the bad memories to the universe and embrace the good and how that had shaped us into adulthood." Before each letter the author explains some of the background regarding her relationship with her mother.

Some of the letters are heart-warming, loving tributes to mothers who sacrificed all they had to give to help their children. Some mothers died young, leaving their daughters to face different kinds of trials. Some mothers are neglectful, or hurtful, or cruel. Some lived their life as a testimony and in service to God as well as their family. Some are beautiful. Some are strong while others are weak. Some left their daughters knowing with absolute certainty that they are loved by their mother. Some forced their daughters into an early adulthood and responsibilities beyond their years. Some gave their daughter a strong set of values and self-confidence. Some loved and accepted their daughters just as they are, while others set their expectations so high no one could hope to reach them. Some are heart breaking and some are humorous. They are all unique.

The contents include:

Introduction Nina Foxx
A Letter to My Once Mother-in-Law Nina Foxx
Missing Mom Carmen Green
Mamaji Elisheba Haaq-Stevens
Marian of Memphis Pamela Walker-Williams
Family Matters Most Berta Platas
Taming The Beast Shia Shabazz Smith
There is a Time Gabrielle Cox
Gloria Gillian Hubbard
Just Enough Arlene L. Walker
Mother Envy Pamela Samuels Young
You’ll Never Be Doris Day Jelen Hunter
Dear Mable Lori Bryant-Woolridge
A Saint in Everyday Clothes Joanne C. Hillhouse
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You Lynda Sandoval
A Mother Sent by Providence Pat G’Orge Walker
The Collector Sheila J. Williams
Playing Favorites Sofia Quintero
Once I Had a Mother Deepa Agarwal
Get Your Own Dungeon! And Other Francesisms That Used to Work My Last Nerve Tracy Price-Thompson
Mama Carol Taylor 151 Battling Love Dominique Jackson
What I Thank You For Pat Tucker
Naomi to Your Ruth Victoria Christopher Murray
The Epitome of a Woman ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Thank You Letter Trisha R. Thomas
Disappointing You Denise Nguyen
Let it Start with the Mothers Heather Rae
Reflections of You Donna Hill
No Mama Drama Danita Carter
My Mother’s Daughter Valerie Wilson Wesley
My First Heroine Tananarive Due
Couldn’t Have Asked for More Zane
A Golden Heart Charmaine R. Parker
Beyond the Corner of My Eye Nina Foxx


Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Strebor Books via Netgalley for review purposes.

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SheTreadsSoftly | Mar 21, 2016 |
A Letter for My Mother edited by Nina Foxx is thirty-five female authors coming together to write letters to their mothers (by birth or by love) to express joy, heartache, gratitude and every emotion in between. I would recommend reading this book to find the letters that perhaps pertain to your life and perhaps give voice to your emotions.

Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/04/a-letter-for-my-mother.html

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njmom3 | Apr 6, 2014 |
After only reading a few chapters of Nina Foxx’s sophomore fiction novel, Get Some Love, my initial thought was “get some storyline.” The premise seemed almost ridiculous. However, I kept reading and was pleasantly surprised by an intriguing subplot that had me feverishly flipping pages until the very end.

When Angelica Chappee gets the news that her grandfather died, she is shocked, to say the least. But the real jolt comes when the twenty-year-old aspiring singer learns that her beloved “Pop-pop” not only owned one funeral parlor, but three. He died a wealthy man and he left his fortune entirely to his granddaughter. The ultimate surprise is revealed in the reading of his will in which Ben Chappee leaves everything to Angelica on one condition; she must lose her virginity in six days. Angelica immediately questions her Pop-pop’s sanity. “How could he do something like this?”

He and her late grandmother raised Angelica with strong moral beliefs and her grandfather had always preached to her about being a good girl. Now, in his death he asks her to give up her womanhood. Confused, Angelica begins to consider the possibilities. With her inheritance, she could go to Juilliard and not have to worry about expenses.

Against her better judgment, she searches through her phone book for one night stand candidates. After a few unsuccessful dates, Angelica’s six-day deadline nears. To make matters worse, her grandfather had been a faithful member of Lost Pilgrim Church and the pastor’s wife and stepdaughter suddenly have a strong interest in Angelica, particularly the money she stands to gain. First, they subtly hint that Angelica should donate to the church. Later, the stepdaughter, Che’, goes as far as blackmailing Angelica to coax her into giving Lost Pilgrim a hefty donation. The question is why? As the story unfolds, Deborah, Che’s mother is dead set on getting the money not for the church, but for herself because she believes she’s entitled to it.

Meanwhile, Juan Delgado, a twenty-five-year old from the Bronx, NY is struggling with pressure from his father to one day take over the family dry-cleaning business and his own yearning to play the saxophone for a living. Delgado Brothers gets a lucrative cleaning contract in Baton Rouge, which requires Juan and his buddy James to go to Louisiana and oversee operations. With his heart half into it, Juan makes the journey. After recently ending a relationship, Juan is not looking for love. But when he sees a strikingly beautiful young lady, he’s awestruck. The vision of beauty is no other than Angelica.

The two become fast friends. Completely at ease with one another, Angelica shares her inheritance dilemma with Juan. After overcoming the shock, he advises her to spiritually seek answers from her grandfather. Juan also tells Angelica about a conversation that he overhears between Deborah and Che’. In the end, answers are revealed; Angelica makes an important decision, and Deborah quickly goes from classy to criminal.

Once you get past the over-the-top concept of losing one’s virginity in order to get an inheritance, Get Some Love is a fast read with just enough suspense to help you “get some” reading satisfaction. If you’re looking for a light, yet entertaining novel, pick up Get Some Love.
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JazzyPen | Feb 22, 2007 |

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