Description
Book SynopsisRoy Hoffman's Almost Family explores the relationship that begins when one person goes to work for another, and their friendship - across lines of race, income, and religion - develops degrees of understanding yet growing misunderstanding. This edition commemorates the 35th anniversary of the book's publication.
Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: ""Hoffman never lets facts flatten characters; he has made them too human—too strong or too stubborn—for that."" -
New Yorker""Everything in this book rings true—the dialogue, the cadences, the deft-touch observations, the best and worst of human nature."" -
Atlanta Journal-Constitution""Hoffman has got it all exactly right: the interlocking of individual lives and great public events that made every Southerner feel as though he or she were living on the very edge of history."" -
Washington Post
