Towelhead: A Novel

The story of a girl failed by her parents and by a conflicted America, Towelhead is an ultimately redemptive and moving work that no one can afford to ignore.

The year is 1991. When Jasira's mother finds out what has been going on between her boyfriend and her thirteen-year-old daughter, she has to make a choice—and chooses to send Jasira off to Houston, Texas, to live with her father.

A remote disciplinarian prone to explosive rages, Jasira's father is unable to show his daughter the love s...