Top corners slightly bumped on book & DJ. Inscribed by the author on half-title page: "To _____ with hope you find grace in your life. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, Jan 23, 2004." 272 pp with 8 pages of black and white photographs.
"In her widely acclaimed, bestselling memoir, The Sweeter the Juice, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip asked us to redefine our concepts of race and family by examining her biracial heritage - how different gradations of dark and light skin led to a split in her mother's nuclear family, and how various relatives have been reunited many years later, some of them previously unaware of their layered racial makeup. In this eloquent, moving and eagerly awaited continuation of her story, Haizlip pushes further into the fascinating terrain of family, race, and racial passing. Just over ten years ago, Haizlip's African American mother was reunited with her sister, who had spent her whole life passing for white; both women were in their eighties and had not seen or heard anything about each other since early childhood. Now Haizlip answers the many questions that linger from the previous book: What happened between these long-separated sisters after their reunion? What did they learn about each other, and about themselves? Is it possible to heal the wounds caused by such a rift? . . . These women and other members of the author's extended family come vividly, achingly to life in these pages, turning this astute cultural investigation into a poignant, delightful, and highly personal narrative."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author
Title: Finding Grace: Two Sisters and the Search for Meaning Beyond the Color Line
Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 0743200535
ISBN-13: 9780743200530
Illustrator: Illustrated by Fuentecilla, Eric [cover]
Location Published: New York, Free Press: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Inscription: Signed by Author
Categories: Biography/Autobiography
Seller ID: 005502
Keywords: afro american women united states autobiography biography race relations racial ", passing"
