Book Excerpt:
"Heat. Fire. The rain is so blue. The blackness. The color of our hue.
A magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood: the grief carried within the body and the bonds of love that grant strength.
"Powerful in its love for the generations of Black women at its heart... Lakiesha Carr unspools her stories with a patient fearlessness, venturing into unexpected places and unique perspectives to fully illuminate them." —Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev.
A middle-aged woman feeds slots at a secret, back-room parlor. A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she cannot protect her children. Finally, a daughter returns home to join the other women in her family, waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.
An Autobiography of Skin is a dazzling and masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women. It is a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within—in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom."
"Powerful in its love for the generations of Black women at its heart... Lakiesha Carr unspools her stories with a patient fearlessness, venturing into unexpected places and unique perspectives to fully illuminate them." —Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev.
A middle-aged woman feeds slots at a secret, back-room parlor. A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she cannot protect her children. Finally, a daughter returns home to join the other women in her family, waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.
An Autobiography of Skin is a dazzling and masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women. It is a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within—in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom."
Title: An Autobiography of Skin
Author: Lakiesha Carr
Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Pantheon
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"An Autobiography" by Lakiesha Carr
My Sentiments:
''An Autobiography of Skin" was a delightful story of three short stories set in Texas, about Nettie during the civil rights movement,... her life; then on to Maya's story was of motherhood, postpartum, and depression, with the last story, was a little out there as it focused on reading minds and fighting ghosts. However, the three stories were of '3 black women in the south who faced various struggles in their life that dealt with 'Black women whose lives were haunted, not happy stories, dealing with families, Black killings, religions, drugs, alcohol, relationships with men, their connections, friendship, love sorrow, joy, and family.' It was interesting how well this author was about putting these three stunning stories together.
Be ready for a thought-provoking read that will give one much to think about long after the read.
Thank you, NetGalley, for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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