Lorene Cary

About The Author

Lorene Cary is the author of If Sons, Then Heirs, Pride, and Black Ice, which was a 1992 American Library Association Notable Book. Cary currently lectures in creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. She founded Art Sanctuary, a model non-profit lecture and performance series. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters.

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Books by Lorene Cary

If Sons, Then Heirs

A Novel

By Lorene Cary

“An absorbing and moving tale” (Publishers Weekly)—a uniquely American story of the consequences of past decisions on present realities through the narrative of a Black family in Philadelphia rediscovering their roots in South Carolina.

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