Never Did Say Goodbye Richard Meier Author

In this moving, heart-tugging memoir, Richard, a 23-year-old white man, tells the story of his first true love, Ellen, a 21-year-old black woman. They met in 1967 at Baha'i Convention in Chicago. At that time interracial marriage was a rare occurrenc... Read more

In this moving, heart-tugging memoir, Richard, a 23-year-old white man, tells the story of his first true love, Ellen, a 21-year-old black woman. They met in 1967 at Baha'i Convention in Chicago. At that time interracial marriage was a rare occurrence and their struggle to build a relationship is heightened by the opposition from his parents. And they struggle, in turn, with their unaware racism and love for their son. As one friend of Richard's put it, your memoir brings it all to heart-wrenching life. How eloquent your parents were in magnificently intertwining their deep love for you with their deep prejudice, which they truly believed to be righteous. [You show the] fears your mom had and how subtle her shaming of you was. I think it is so sad how your young and tender hearts were broken. You two would have had a grand life because of your steadfastness and straight path. Less