Queen by Alex Haley

The Story of an American Family

A lyrical, oral-history-style memoir that recounts the life of a woman born into poverty in the rural American South during the Jim Crow era; it traces her struggles with identity and family, the complicated relationships across racial lines, and her efforts to survive, work, migrate, and raise children, revealing a portrait of resilience, sacrifice, and the relentless determination to build a better life for the next generation.