{"product_id":"an-autobiography-of-skin-9780593466933","title":"An Autobiography of Skin","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - This magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood \"follows three women whose various traumas haunt them literally and metaphorically, as it explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today\"\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Editor's Choice).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA middle-aged woman feed slots at a secret back-room parlor. A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she is unable to protect her children. A daughter returns home to join the other women in her family waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Autobiography of Skin\u003c\/i\u003e 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 at once a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, inside the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within--in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lakiesha Carr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593466933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAKIESHA CARR\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and received her MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was awarded a Maytag Fellowship for Excellence in Fiction and a Jeff and Vicki Edwards Post-graduate Fellowship in Fiction. A journalist and writer from East Texas, she has held various editorial and production positions with CNN, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other media. Her writing has received support from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, the DC Commission on Arts \u0026amp; Humanities for nonfiction writing, and the Kimbilio Fellowship for fiction writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43182342242419,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_530086b9-5a99-4ac9-97a8-b80219224b47.jpg?v=1752146588","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/an-autobiography-of-skin-9780593466933","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}