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Probation officer Moxie Dilliard is as dedicated to her ideals as she is to her talented teenage. She practiced law for sixteen years prior to teaching writing in Washington, DC, and Boston. Breathing Room by Patricia Elam - Kindle. She is a cultural and fashion commentator and blogger, and has written for National Public Radio, the Washington Post, Essence magazine, HuffPost, and more. Elam injects a vibrant tone of wit, humor and realism through Zadie's entries into her diary, affectionately called, 'Sistergirl.' Solid supporting characters, presented within a thoroughly engaging plot, pay tribute to the essence of family and the issues which can bind them or break them. Tricia also wrote a novel for adults, Breathing Room, under the name Patricia Elam. Zadie is an aspiring ballerina and the last virgin at her prestigious private school. But her job isn't half as difficult as raising her sixteen-year-old daughter, Zadi. Moxie, still haunted by her mother's death when she was eleven, buries herself within her militant Afrocentric beliefs, and her work as a probation officer for black, juvenile, repeat-offenders. From dealing with the all-white law firm that continually questions her husband's competency, to battling her memories of a tragic past, Norma is at the end of her rope Turning to the photography that has long been her passion, she reaches out for the love she misses and finds an unexpected refuge. Combining a vivid array of depth and emotion, her story questions the limits of the sisterhood between middle-aged friends, Norma and Moxie, and the families they find so difficult to love.Īlthough Norma will not admit it to anyone but Moxie, her marriage is evaporating slowly. Patricia Elam creates an immediate and lasting connection with the reader through thought-provoking characters, seamless transitions and a plot that makes you eager to turn the page. Retrieved from īreathing Room by Patricia Elam Pocket Books, January 2001, $24.95, ISBN 2-1 MLA style: 'Breathing Room.' The Free Library.

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