Unafraid of the Dark: A Memoir - Rilegato

Bray, Rosemary L.

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ISBN 10: 0679425551 ISBN 13: 9780679425557

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 1998

Riassunto

A former editor of The New York Times Book Review describes growing up poor in Chicago in the 1960s and becoming one of the first black women at Yale, and explains why recent changes in the welfare system will keep her story from being repeated. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

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Recensione:

"A clear, poignant, eloquent account of a courageous young woman whose tortured father and heroic mother helped shape her wonderful destiny."
--James McBride, author of The Color of Water

"Excruciatingly honest--Good autobiography requires not only literary skill but also passion and candor. All these Rosemary L. Bray displays in abundance."
--The New York Times Book Review

"In this richly told, well-written memoir, Bray pushes beyond easy summations of her life, beyond the boxes and categories; she claims and celebrates her life, presenting her story in all of its many dimensions."
--Chicago Tribune

"Straightforward--brisk and rousing--should be read by all who seek to 'know' welfare, not according to the fund of racist and malignant misconceptions but according to the testimony of one who actually knows it from inside."
--Washington Post Book World

"Inspirational--More than a memoir, it is a 1960s coming-of-age tale, a professional development review, and a collection of essays on class, race, and political issues as they intersect in a Black woman's life."
--Emerge
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Rosemary L. Bray is a former editor of The New York Times Book Review and the author of a children's book, Martin Luther King.  She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0679425551
• ISBN 13: 9780679425557
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 282