A Genius Performance by Adjoa Andoh!
A beautiful memoir which tells the story of Dorothy Walker. Her daughter Jacqueline, speaks with precision and heartfelt love and respect.
The Pilgrim State of the title refers to the New York State mental hospital where her mother was sectioned in the USA of 1951. She struggles all her life to establish her sanity and her right to keep her children. Her journey takes her from the USA to her Jamacan homeland and ultimately to London in the early 1960s.
Life in London is tough, racism is rife, but her motherhood shines through and keeps the family together through it all.
A wonderful life affirming memoir touching the hearts of all who hear it!