Finding Makeba Book

In this charming little novel, the author's second, a black writer is forced to confront his past when the daughter he had abandoned approaches him at a book signing. Alexis Pate tells the story of how Ben Crestfield meets the woman he loves, marries her and then leaves his wife and daughter, Makeba, despite his promises to himself that he will never be that kind of man. Ben's story is entertwined with excerpts from Makeba's journal, as he and Makeba struggle to bridge the gap created by the years they have been apart.