Veronica Chambers is an author with a very diverse profile of books. In 2012, she had her first big hit as she co-wrote Marcus Samuelsson’s memoir Yes, Chef, a book that won a James Beard award and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Later in 2017, she edited a collection of essays on Michelle Obama that was also quite successful. She has written non-fiction, books for younger readers and also published her own novels.
One of Chambers’ most popular works is her own memoir Mama’s Girl. The book tells her of time growing in a black Caribbean immigrant family. The family’s life is fraught with financial hardship, but is lifted by the camaraderie of the strong Spanish-speaking black women. The book’s tales of the harrowing and violent domestic warfare of this life is truly mesmerizing.
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The Go-Between is a popular coming-of-age novel from Chambers. The book follows Cammi who is the envy of every girl in Mexico City. The daughter of a famous actress and a voice-over talent, she is living the life of fame and excess. Her whole life is turned upside down though when her mom is cast on an American television show and the family moves to Los Angeles. In LA, she’s just another girl as her mom’s fame does not crossover into the US. The kids at school think Cammi is a scholarship kid and she plays along, but is she fooling them or herself?
Chambers’ debut novel was called Miss Black America. This book tells the story of young Angela as she grows up in Brooklyn during the 1970s. The girl has two parents living at home until one day she comes home to find her mother disappeared. Angela is left to be raised alone by her father and struggles with the loss of her mother as she grows up.
