Breena Clarke Biography
Breena Clarke is an African-American scholar and fiction writer whose debut novel, River, Cross My Heart, won an award in 1999. Her debut novel, River Cross My Heart, was an October 1999 Oprah Book Club selection.
Breena Clarke Age
Clarke was born on 1951, in Washington, D.C., United States of America. She is 73 years old as of 2023.
Breena Clarke Education
Breena Clarke was educated at Webster College and at Howard University.
Breena Clarke Family- Parents
She was born in Washington, D.C., to James Sheridan Clarke, a WWII veteran, and Edna Payne Clarke. One of four sisters and a brother. She is the younger sister of poet, essayist, and activist Cheryl Clarke, with whom she organizes the Hobart Festival of Women Writers each summer.
Breena Clarke Husband
She is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. She has not yet shared her relationship or marital status with the public.
Breena Clarke Career
Her debut novel, River, Cross My Heart, was an Oprah Book Club selection in October 1999, with the following description: “This highly accomplished first novel resonates with ideas, impassioned lyricism, and poignant historical detail as it captures an essential part of the African-American experience in our century.” The Publishers Weekly critic described it as “a novel as lyric and alternately beguiling and confounding as its title…a haunting story”. Clarke’s second novel, Stand the Storm, was published in 2008, and Gail Buckley of The Washington Post wrote, “Breena has written another stirring work of historical fiction that weaves the passionate, dramatic, and uplifting story of the African American aspiration for true freedom into the great American tapestry.”Clarke’s third novel, Angels Make Their Hope Here, published in 2014, also received favorable notices from such reviewers as Alan Cheuse at NPR’s All Things Considered.
Clarke Net Worth
Clarke has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.
