Daddy Was a Number Runner (55th Anniversary Edition) (Critical) Erotica Avey Johnson--a black

Avey Johnson--a black

fleeing across the globe

she finds his family's history is as full of secrets and omissions as her own

among many others

This is another exquisitely written and powerfully told story by a major international voice

Daddy Was a Number Runner (55th Anniversary Edition) (Critical) Erotica Avey Johnson--a black"A most important novel." The New York Times Book Review A new edition of Louise Meriwether's classic novel about a young Black girl's coming of age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwether's life, work, and activism. Francie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlem's secret economy. In Louise Meriwether's classic novel, we see 1930s Harlem through