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Three Girls from Bronzeville : A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood by Dawn Turner (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101982107707
ISBN-139781982107703
eBay Product ID (ePID)20050401794
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Book TitleThree Girls from Bronzeville : a Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicWomen, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Personal Memoirs, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDawn Turner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-013756
Reviews"By turns beautiful, tragic, and inspiring, [THREE GIRLS FROM BRONZEVILLE] is a powerful testament to the bonds of sisterhood and the importance of understanding the conditions that shape a person's life choices." --Publishers Weekly * starred review * "Astounding...Turner's candid memoir of entwined yet divergent lives is a probing inquiry into fate, frailty, tenacity, and ultimately, redemption." --Booklist *starred review* "[Dawn Turner] has a stellar ability to present the personalities of her loved ones, especially the women in her life. This memoir is a compelling testament to the power of women's relationships." -- Library Journal *starred review* "Heartfelt...this book offers hope to anyone who wonders whether, after a terrible crime, attempts at reconciliation are worth it. Turner doesn't sugarcoat the difficulties, but she leaves no doubt that--when the process works--the gains are vast." --Kirkus "Dawn Turner's Three Girls from Bronzeville is a beautiful ode to friendship and family, and an openhearted story of the unique journeys of Black women. Turner's story, told with unwavering candor, is by turns heartbreaking and stirring. This poignant memoir wouldn't let me go." -- Alex Kotlowitz , author of An American Summer "Deep love and deep loss thrum throughout Dawn Turner's poignant and stunning memoir, a tale of sisterhood and friendship between three girls across time and place. Heartbreak but also redemption fuel this complex and nuanced story, upending everything we think we know about Black women who lose their way. The seamless blend of personal tale and astute reportage is remarkable, given that the book is also a suspenseful page-turner. I read breathlessly and choked up often, thinking, There but for the grace of God go I. " -- Bridgett M. Davis , author of The World According To Fannie Davis " Three Girls from Bronzeville is such a beautiful and shattering book, and a rare read in which the delicate craft of the writing itself matches the depth of the themes it explores: coming of age, the invisible burdens of abandonment and poverty and racism, the impossible loyalties of friendship, triumph and regret, and--above all--love. This story is told with grace, humility, and courage. It will remain with me always." --Jeff Hobbs , author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, "By turns beautiful, tragic, and inspiring, [THREE GIRLS FROM BRONZEVILLE] is a powerful testament to the bonds of sisterhood and the importance of understanding the conditions that shape a person's life choices." --Publisher's Weekly * starred review *, Named a Best Book of the Fall by Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Essence , and Real Simple "Unmissable" -- Vogue , " Best Books to Read this Fall" "Exceptional...This deeply personal and thought provoking read is the nonfiction pick your book club has been waiting for." -- Real Simple "Vivid...incisive." -- Shelf Awareness "By turns beautiful, tragic, and inspiring, [THREE GIRLS FROM BRONZEVILLE] is a powerful testament to the bonds of sisterhood and the importance of understanding the conditions that shape a person's life choices." -- Publishers Weekly * starred review * "Astounding...Turner's candid memoir of entwined yet divergent lives is a probing inquiry into fate, frailty, tenacity, and ultimately, redemption." -- Booklist *starred review* "[Dawn Turner] has a stellar ability to present the personalities of her loved ones, especially the women in her life. This memoir is a compelling testament to the power of women's relationships." -- Library Journal *starred review* "Heartfelt...this book offers hope to anyone who wonders whether, after a terrible crime, attempts at reconciliation are worth it. Turner doesn't sugarcoat the difficulties, but she leaves no doubt that--when the process works--the gains are vast." -- Kirkus "Dawn Turner's Three Girls from Bronzeville is a beautiful ode to friendship and family, and an openhearted story of the unique journeys of Black women. Turner's story, told with unwavering candor, is by turns heartbreaking and stirring. This poignant memoir wouldn't let me go." -- Alex Kotlowitz , author of An American Summer "Deep love and deep loss thrum throughout Dawn Turner's poignant and stunning memoir, a tale of sisterhood and friendship between three girls across time and place. Heartbreak but also redemption fuel this complex and nuanced story, upending everything we think we know about Black women who lose their way. The seamless blend of personal tale and astute reportage is remarkable, given that the book is also a suspenseful page-turner. I read breathlessly and choked up often, thinking, There but for the grace of God go I. " -- Bridgett M. Davis , author of The World According To Fannie Davis " Three Girls from Bronzeville is such a beautiful and shattering book, and a rare read in which the delicate craft of the writing itself matches the depth of the themes it explores: coming of age, the invisible burdens of abandonment and poverty and racism, the impossible loyalties of friendship, triumph and regret, and--above all--love. This story is told with grace, humility, and courage. It will remain with me always." --Jeff Hobbs , author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal305.8960730922
SynopsisA riveting, coming-of-age memoir about three Black girls from Bronzeville, Chicago that offers a penetrating exploration of race, opportunity, friendship, sisterhood, and the powerful forces at work that allow some to flourish...and others to falter., A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book A Best Book of 2021 by BuzzFeed and Real Simple A "beautiful, tragic, and inspiring" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) memoir about three Black girls from the storied Bronzeville section of Chicago that offers a penetrating exploration of race, opportunity, friendship, sisterhood, and the powerful forces at work that allow some to flourish...and others to falter. They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and headstrong as they come; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They bonded--fervently and intensely in that unique way of little girls--as they roamed the concrete landscape of Bronzeville, a historic neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, the destination of hundreds of thousands of Black folks who fled the ravages of the Jim Crow South. These third-generation daughters of the Great Migration come of age in the 1970s, in the warm glow of the recent civil rights movement. It has offered them a promise, albeit nascent and fragile, that they will have more opportunities, rights, and freedoms than any generation of Black Americans in history. Their working-class, striving parents are eager for them to realize this hard-fought potential. But the girls have much more immediate concerns: hiding under the dining room table and eavesdropping on grown folks' business; collecting secret treasures; and daydreaming about their futures--Dawn and Debra, doctors, Kim a teacher. For a brief, wondrous moment the girls are all giggles and dreams and promises of "friends forever." And then fate intervenes, first slowly and then dramatically, sending them careening in wildly different directions. There's heartbreak, loss, displacement, and even murder. Dawn struggles to make sense of the shocking turns that consume her sister and her best friend, all the while asking herself a simple but profound question: Why? In the vein of The Other Wes Moore and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace , Three Girls from Bronzeville is a piercing memoir that chronicles Dawn's attempt to find answers. It's at once a celebration of sisterhood and friendship, a testimony to the unique struggles of Black women, and a tour-de-force about the complex interplay of race, class, and opportunity, and how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption.
LC Classification NumberF548.9
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