{"product_id":"before-i-forget-9781456761103","title":"Before I Forget","description":"\u003cp\u003e My ancestors went to Guyana, only English country in South America, by boats from different continents. \u003cbr\u003e My mother, Indian, father, Negro, ate the forbidden fruit. \u003cbr\u003e I was rejected from conception, amidst the hate and confusion. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Old enough to walk, I became my older brothers Datson and David's keeper. \u003cbr\u003e They were mute, deaf and later blind; I was their ears, mouth and later eyes \u003cbr\u003e Allegedly, curse on my mother from her father for marring a Black man. \u003cbr\u003e Nothing stopped me from loving, caring, being proud of them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Bigotry, hatred, ignorance engulfed my childhood in a providently Indian village. \u003cbr\u003e We were dehumanized like animals, freaks and slaves. \u003cbr\u003e Even the good Madras people of Whim couldn't stop the horror of being 'Mixed'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In the house of silence, practicing my vocabulary\/hearing on animals. Am an animal lover till today. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Was told am Indian, speak, pray in Hindi and Sanskrit, 'keep away from Blacks; they eat Indian children with curly hair'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After ten, this barefooted Indian found her other 'half'. \u003cbr\u003e Allowed to enter their homes, gravitated and become a runaway. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Giant ants, deepwater, dunce cap, ostracized Mommy died, Cinderella abuse stopped \u003cbr\u003e when my dearest Uncle Bertram set me free on an elephant - five-dollar bill. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Like barnacle, I clamped to the first man in freedom town. He gave me three beautiful children, when nothing left to clamp onto, he forced me to fly without wings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Flew to America, cold, homeless, penniless. A Stranger gave me some silver. I slept under friend's table, a kind family made me and mine American Citizens. \u003cbr\u003e No job was too many. Goodwill perfect for low-maintenance like us. \u003cbr\u003e Education and focus, #1 priority \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e I thank\/forgive those haters who looked down at me, they gave me the will to rise. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e I have my David, and, for not eating my young, God blessed me with six grandchildren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wynette Alexander-Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456761103\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45027933782131,"sku":"9781456761103","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ca790fed-1058-4a7d-a87e-1c639e9ed64d.jpg?v=1779547741","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/before-i-forget-9781456761103","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}