Mama Flora's Family: A NovelStevens, a screenwriter, completed this novel after the death of Haley, presenting the sweeping story of American history through the lives of three-generations of an African-American family, starting in pre-World War II Tennessee. At the heart of the family is Mama Flora, who has big dreams for her children. The book was the subject of a miniseries in 1998 on CBS. |
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