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- ISBN
- 9780063276086
- Book Title
- Death of a Jaybird : Essays on Mothers and Daughters and the Things They Leave Behind
- Item Length
- 8.1in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Essays
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 6.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody's Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author's ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood. Jodi M. Savage was raised in Brooklyn, New York, by her maternal grandmother. Her whip-smart, charismatic mother struggled with addiction and was unable to care for her. Granny--a fiery Pentecostal preacher who had a way with words--was Jodi's rock, until Alzheimer's disease turned the tables, and a 28-year-old Jodi stepped into the role of caretaker. It was up to Jodi to get them both through the devastations of a deteriorating mind. After Granny passed away, Jodi spent years trying to reckon with her grief. Jodi and her mother were both diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a decade later, and then Jodi lost her too. In this searing, candid collection of essays, Jodi illuminates the roles that identity and memory play in preserving those we love. Jodi explores the lives of modern Black women and communities through the prism of her personal experiences. With grace, creativity, and insight, she looks at femininity, family, race, mental illness, grief, healthcare, and faith. Jodi deftly portrays how trauma is inherited, and how the struggle to break a generational curse can last a lifetime. The Death of a Jaybird is a thoughtful examination of complicated family love, loss, and the liberating power of claiming our stories.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0063276089
ISBN-13
9780063276086
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12058620789
Product Key Features
Book Title
Death of a Jaybird : Essays on Mothers and Daughters and the Things They Leave Behind
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Essays
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.1in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
6.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F128.57.S38a3 2023
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"It's one thing to grieve one's mother after she has died, quite another to grieve her even as she lives. In this witty and moving collection centered on the complicated love between three generations of Black women, Jodi Savage does both with compassion and grace. The Death of a Jaybird is a timely reminder about the power of narrative to soothe our souls." -- Kim McLarin, author of Everyday Something Has Tried to Kill Me and Has Failed, "As someone who was raised by both my mother and my grandmother, I was laid bare by Jodi Savage's tender and tumultuous recounting of her relationships with her mother and grandmother. The moving essays in The Death of a Jaybird are at once beautifully singular and representative of Black women's experiences coping with love, loss, and grief." -- Deesha Philyaw, author, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Story Prize, LA Times Book Prize, and finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction "It's one thing to grieve one's mother after she has died, quite another to grieve her even as she lives. In this witty and moving collection centered on the complicated love between three generations of Black women, Jodi Savage does both with compassion and grace. The Death of a Jaybird is a timely reminder about the power of narrative to soothe our souls." -- Kim McLarin, author of Everyday Something Has Tried to Kill Me and Has Failed "The Death of a Jaybird is an exquisite and moving meditation on mothering and care across generations, on the complicated power of Black spiritualities and communities, and on resiliency in the face of trauma, illness, and grieving. Savage offers an unforgettable portrait of Black Pentecostal faith through her account of her grandmother's life, love, and lessons." -- Judith Weisenfeld, Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion and Chair, Department of Religion, Princeton University
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2023-017893
Dewey Decimal
305.48896073
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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