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©2026
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276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Introduction: Hey little girl -- I wanna go home -- Mama didn't know -- Ain't it a shame -- I just can't help it -- Everybody loves a good time -- Must be love coming down -- I never thought I'd be losing you -- Wait 'til I get you in my arms -- Do the tighten up -- Without a doubt -- Come see -- Ain't no sweat -- Stay away from me -- Sometimes I wonder -- How can you say goodbye? -- It's gonna be good -- Girl, come on home
"Long before Keisha Lance Bottoms rose to prominence in politics, she was a daddy's girl from the west side of Atlanta--the baby of her family, who did well in school, though she talked too much in class; an outgoing kid who dreamed of growing up to be elegant and charismatic like her parents, cool like her older siblings and big cousins, and the pride of her very large Southern family. After law school, Bottoms worked as an attorney, served as a judge, and was elected to City Council and the mayorship, where she garnered national attention for her leadership during the pandemic and George Floyd protests. Later, she was appointed senior advisor in President Joe Biden's administration. Yet Bottoms felt disquieted internally. She was in her early fifties and approaching the age her beloved father was when he died. She couldn't shake the feeling that something in her life was missing, like she'd forgotten to bring an essential element of herself along for her ascension. Stepping away from the daily political grind, Bottoms realized how much she'd sanded down parts of herself on her path to professional success. She'd tucked away the fuller details about her dad's drug abuse and prison stint for dealing; the sexual abuse she endured; the eating disorder she developed; the close-knit, utterly unpolished family who doted on her and gave her an incredible foundation of love and confidence but whose influence she'd smoothed to a sleek, charming, campaign-ready sheen. She thought that was the price of upward mobility. Then she realized she was wrong."--