Too Brown to Keep
A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing

by Judy Fambrough-Billingsley

Why? The Most Difficult Question to Answer Sometimes!

This is a well-crafted memoir of a woman who was abandoned by her parents during WW II in Germany.  Born biracial, her mother could not be bothered to endure any inconvenience in order to raise her and her sister. Her father, a member of the US military during WWII abandoned them as well.  However, it is her mother’s abandonment that haunts her the most. Judy sets off on a journey to find her biological parents and answers.  It is this search that places her on the path to healing and the ability to forgive. 

This memoir will linger with the listener long after it is over.  What overcomes abandonment?  The author, Judy Fambrough-Billingsley, tells us it is love, forgiveness, and healing.  The pain Judy faced each day should be heard and appreciated.  Although she did not dwell upon it, Judy’s adoptive parents were mixed about her search.  Out of love and respect, Judy took care not to upset the woman who loved her as her own and raised her with the love and passion of a biological parent.  The result of her search is complete and as satisfying as one might expect or hope.

The narrator, Jennifer Groberg was sensitive to the topic and delivered the performance with the right amount of passion and tenderness.  Her cadence was smooth and well-timed.  The voice of Judy was exactly as I expected – tender and loving yet pained and longing.

Although I do not listen to many memoirs, this is one that hits close to home and one that I find powerful. 

The production quality of this audiobook was well done and clear.  There were no issues. 

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.