Book Review: Mother to Son

Mother to Son
Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope
by Jasmine L. Holmes

InterVarsity Press

IVP
Christian
Pub Date 24 Mar 2020


I am reviewing a copy of Mother and Son through Intervarsity Press and Netgalley:


In this beautifully heartfelt and since book Jasmine Holmes shares these beautiful letters that she has written for her young son.  She tells her son that he was her redemption, and that he is the next step in his legacy.  She reminds him too that he is the son of parents who are trying to make a difference in the Church.  And she reminds him, as well as we the readers that Children are not meant to be the shadows of their parents, Jasmine reminds her son, and us that Children are created with individual worth and value before the Father, that children are not meant to bloom in the shadows of their parents.



Jasmine goes on to remind her son that he is a black boy, and that there are times people will react to him differently because of the Color of his skin.  She reminds him too that she's not saying these things to Jade him, and he reminds him not to live his life ruled by fear. 


Jasmine reminds her Son's that first and foremost they are Children of God.  She reminds her son's that they are made in God's image, and that in fact they are black on purpose, as well as that they are God's beloved Son's. 


This heartfelt book reminds Jasmine's Sons, that they are unique gifts from God, that they are very much loved.


In this series of letters Jasmine deals with everything from the political climate, to personal racists attacks, and so much more wanting to remind her son that when he is old enough, that these are not okay, it does not mean he won't get through them by the Grace of God.



I found Mother to Son, Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope to be a profound and heartfelt book, one that could open up discussions on Idenity and hope!


Five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!