Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother, by B. Morrison

“(This) book is a wonderful and moving testimony to the strength and power of women as individuals and as sisters, to change themselves and their worlds.”
—Marita Golden, author of After, Migrations of the Heart: An Autobiography, and Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World.

“Barbara Morrison writes with insight and compassion about her plummet into poverty and her climb back up. The memoir is a story for now.”
—Carol Brennan, author of Headhunt, In the Dark, and Full Commission.

“Ms. Morrison eloquently refutes the notion that there is a ‘typical’ welfare recipient. With compassion and moxie, she pulls back the curtain and shows us a more complex picture.”
—Mark Vidor, Assistant Director for Family Services, Department of Human
Resources, Baltimore County Department of Social Services

Winner IPPY Bronze Medal for Regional Memoir/Autobiography
Finalist ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year for Memoir/Autobiography
Finalist USA Best Book Award for Memoir/Autobiography
Honorable Mention New England Book Festival for Memoir/Autobiography

ISBN: 978-1934074657
$18.95

Available from your local bookseller and:
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I stand on a bridge
half a century old
balance carefully on the rail
spread my arms and
lean into the fall.

This collection of poems from B. Morrison reveals her journey of transformation. Standing on the threshold of a new life, she examines the past and the world around her for signs in her quest to recreate herself. Calling herself a pilgrim, a pilot and an explorer, she lays aside all that is no longer of use and moves forward into the unknown.

To order, send $13.00 U.S. ($14 Canada) + $2.00 shipping and handling (add $1.00 for shipping to Canada) to: Cottey House Press PO Box 16381 Baltimore, MD 21210 U.S.A. Also available from: Itasca Books Powell’s Barnes & Noble Amazon

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