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**“The book I wish I'd had growing up.” -Chanel Miller, author of *Know My Name***
**Best Books of 2019: *Esquire O, The Oprah Magazine Variety Lit Hub Book Riot Electric Literature Autostraddle***
Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award
***New York Times Book Review* Editors' Choice Selection**
***Paste* Best Memoirs of the Decade**
***Elle* Best Books of the Season**
***Washington Post* Best Books of the Month**
Indie Next Pick Indies Introduce Pick
2019 Esquire Magazine Best Books of the Year long-listed
**"A fearless debut." -*New York Times***
**"[A] gorgeous reckoning." -*Washington Post***
**"Flat out breathtaking." -*Lit Hub***
**"Gripping and gloriously written." -*Elle***
**"Utterly unforgettable." -*NYLON***
**"Unnervingly satisfying." -*Oprah Magazine***
"Deeply compassionate." -NPR
**"Truly stunning." -*Cosmopolitan***
Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cult-like privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight.
As a child, Madden lived a life of extravagance, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls.
With unflinching honesty and lyrical prose, spanning from 1960s Hawai'i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearthing truths that reframe her reality, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is equal parts eulogy and love letter. It's a story about trauma and forgiveness, about families of blood and affinity, both lost and found, unmade and rebuilt, crooked and beautiful.
One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: Entertainment Weekly, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, The Millions, Nylon, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, Lit Hub, Refinery29, and many more
