{"product_id":"the-big-mama-stories","title":"The Big Mama Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eOriginally published in 1989 by Firebrand Books, Shay Youngblood's debut short fiction collection, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe Big Mama Stories\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, captures daily life in a small Black community in the rural South during the early 1960s. The narrative unfolds through twelve interconnected vignettes seen through the eyes of a young girlchild named \"Daughter,\" who is raised into womanhood by a diverse network of older maternal figures following the death of her biological mother. Moving across individual character portraits such as the hair-dresser Miss Corrine, the masculine-coded Miss Tom, and the spiritual guide Big Mama, the text maps out the community's traditional folklore, ritual faith healings, and distinct lessons on survival and racial pride. The volume functions as an important piece of late twentieth-century African American literature that trades typical coming-of-age tropes for a deep exploration of collective parenting and the oral history connecting generations of Southern women.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shay Youngblood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49508443455738,"sku":"NEE1\/12\/07042026","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_6558_13015ffd-2d7f-4644-8ee5-99bbdb7e143a.jpg?v=1783197252","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/the-big-mama-stories","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}