The House at Sugar Beach

The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The House at Sugar Beach is a great memoir. Helene Cooper was born into wealth in Liberia, but her life completely changed when a coup took over the government when she was 13. She then became a refugee that fled to the United States even though she never thought of herself that way. She tried to distance herself from being Liberian for most of her life as a way to deal with the horrific events that took place in Liberia.

Since I was younger and did not really care for current events at the time, I had no idea of the tragedies that unfolded in Liberia. This book was really eye opening.

Cooper does a great job telling her story and I'd recommend this to others that enjoy memoirs, nonfiction, and history.

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