This acclaimed memoir by Bebe Moore Campbell, the bestselling author of Brothers and Sisters and Singing in the Comeback Choir, recalls the sweet summers spent with her father--an extraordinary man of dreams and inspiration--in the American South of the 1960s.

"Unforgettable." --New York Times Book Review

"Fearlessly unveils the pain of loss and the ecstasy of love. I am grateful for Bebe Moore Campbell and for such a Sweet Summer." --Maya Angelou

"Mature insight, as well as a deft gift for language, gives this memoir its poignant, honest shape." --Chicago Tribune

"An uplifting reflection on family love." --San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

"A remarkable achievement." --Philadelphia Inquirer

"Poignant...a beautiful tribute." --Newsday

"Campbell is a master." --Entertainment Weekly

"Touching....[A] candid account and loving tribute to a special man." --New York Daily News