Although initially I felt a bit overwhelmed by the length of the book, by the end I felt as if I were losing members of my own family and longed for just one more page.
Reviewed by Stacey Seay (see more below)

In A Family Tree, Taking Root by David doc Robertson -- Roman and Virginia Robinson survive a historic, yet eventful journey from the 1960s through the next three decades. Roman is rough around the edges and confronts the environment head on. Virginia fights through internal conflicts to attain her goal of becoming an attorney.
Kennedy was president and one of the top songs was Soldier Boy. For some, including Roman Robinson and his sister Virginia, times were not so innocent. Their strength and confidence in one another helps them achieve their goals.
This book is a hard hitting family drama about a lot of things that affect the Robinson family of Los Angeles who were probably affected by the events of the time the same as other families.

Out on a Limb, Tucson Weekly
What I liked best is the loving reminiscences of L.A. in the '60s and '70s. Robertson has a great eye and ear for the place back when it had a personality. (Now all it has is personality disorders.) There is a certain echo of Walter Mosley in his writing, which, coming from me, is a high compliment, indeed.

David Robertson has much experience as a writer after earning his BA in English from UCLA and an MA in Journalism from the University of Southern California. He has written fiction in addition to news and feature articles for the Los Angeles Times and other regional and national publications. He taught high school and college writing. He credits literary icon, Maya Angelou, for inspiring the diligence put into this work. In a past interview she said that easy reading is damned hard writing.

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