
In this memoir, the author explores questions of race, adoption, and identity, not as the professor of cultural studies she became, but as the Black child of German settlers in Guatemala. Her journey into the mystery that shrouded her early years begins in the US when she realized it was not just her foreign accent that alienated her from Blacks. Under layers of privilege (private schools, international travel, the life of a fashion model and actress in Europe) she discovered that her most

My name is Misty. I was just like you. I went to high school, fell in love, had a best friend, struggled with my grades, and was head cheerleader. Little did I know that my best friend had a dark secret. One that would change my life forever. Will I follow in his footsteps and lose the one I love? Or will I stay where I am and live happily ever after? This is my story.

In this memoir, the author explores questions of race, adoption, and identity, not as the professor of cultural studies she became, but as the Black child of German settlers in Guatemala. Her journey into the mystery that shrouded her early years begins in the US when she realized it was not just her foreign accent that alienated her from Blacks. Under layers of privilege (private schools, international travel, the life of a fashion model and actress in Europe) she discovered that her most

My name is Misty. I was just like you. I went to high school, fell in love, had a best friend, struggled with my grades, and was head cheerleader. Little did I know that my best friend had a dark secret. One that would change my life forever. Will I follow in his footsteps and lose the one I love? Or will I stay where I am and live happily ever after? This is my story.