Reviews of If The Creek Don’t Rise:
“A remarkable memoir…every page allows me to live in her thoughts and marvels at how all of us who grew up poor and female are bonded, regardless of where were raised or who raised us.”––Oprah Winfrey, O, Oprah Magazine
“That Williams survived her rudderless youth is
a testament to her resilience. That she could write about it with such unblinking forthrightness is admirable.” — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“It takes a while to recover from this book, which is the most important tribute I can pay it.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW