Surviving the white gaze : a memoir
Book |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
Simon & Schuster,
New York :
2021.
- 4 of 4 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 2 current holds with 4 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonthill | 305.488960730092 Carro | Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Grimsby | 305.48896 Car | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 5187 CARRO | Adult Biography | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Thorold | 305.48896 CARRO | Nonfiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Rebecca Carroll grew up the only black person in her rural New Hampshire town. Adopted at birth by artistic parents who believed in peace, love, and zero population growth, her early childhood was loving and idyllic—and yet she couldn’t articulate the deep sense of isolation she increasingly felt as she grew older. Everything changed when she met her birth mother, a young white woman, who consistently undermined Carroll’s sense of her blackness and self-esteem. Carroll’s childhood became harrowing, and her memoir explores the tension between the aching desire for her birth mother’s acceptance, the loyalty she feels toward her adoptive parents, and the search for her racial identity. As an adult, Carroll forged a path from city to city, struggling along the way with difficult boyfriends, depression, eating disorders, and excessive drinking. Ultimately, through the support of her chosen black family, she was able to heal. Intimate and illuminating, Surviving the White Gaze is a timely examination of racism and racial identity in America today, and an extraordinarily moving portrait of resilience." --Amazon.com.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781982174552
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 22 cmprint
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
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Carroll, Rebecca.
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Interracial adoption >
New Hampshire >
Warner (Town)
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Adopted children >
New Hampshire >
Warner (Town) >
Biography.
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Race awareness in children >
New Hampshire >
Warner (Town)
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Racially mixed families >
New Hampshire >
Warner (Town)
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African American women authors >
Biography.
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African Americans >
Race identity.