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I received a copy of "The Queen of Sugar Hill" by ReShonda Tate from NetGalley. The author writes this book as fiction but based on the life of Hattie McDaniel. The book is seen through Hattie McDaniel's narrative. Although this book is fiction it includes some real life things that were in the Oscar Winning actresses life.
The book starts in 1940. It is the night of the Oscars and Hattie McDaniel is nominated for best supporting actress for her role as "Mammy" in Gone With the Wind. she becomes the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
This book starts from that night and ends at her death in 1952. The author gives Hattie McDaniel a voice of what she could be thinking over these 12 years. She has faced many obstacles. White people see her as "mammy" and expects her to continue in the same kind of roles. She also is pressured and judged by fellow black people who hate the "mammy" and maid type roles she is force to perform. She is also unlucky in love. Over her life she is married four times. The first marriage ends when the love of her life dies. Her other husbands in her life only use her and treat her badly. she also is treated badly when she is the first black person to move into the all white "Sugar hill" neighborhood and she is pressured to move. I think the author has written a pretty good book on what it must have been like for the talented actress. She did a lot of research on the actress. I enjoyed reading the book but also found myself feeling outraged for the obstacles that Hattie Mcdaniel faced in her life. I would give this book a 4.5.