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The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir (Vintage) - Michele Norris
The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir (Vintage)
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A profoundly moving and deeply personal memoir by the co-host of National Public Radio’s flagship program All Things Considered.  While exploring the hidden conversation on race unfolding throughout America in the wake of President Obama’s election, Michele Norris discovered that there were... show more
A profoundly moving and deeply personal memoir by the co-host of National Public Radio’s flagship program All Things Considered.  While exploring the hidden conversation on race unfolding throughout America in the wake of President Obama’s election, Michele Norris discovered that there were painful secrets within her own family that had been willfully withheld. These revelations—from her father’s shooting by a Birmingham police officer to her maternal grandmother’s job as an itinerant Aunt Jemima in the Midwest—inspired a bracing journey into her family’s past, from her childhood home in Minneapolis to her ancestral roots in the Deep South.  The result is a rich and extraordinary family memoir—filled with stories that elegantly explore the power of silence and secrets—that boldly examines racial legacy and what it means to be an American.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780307475275 (0307475271)
ASIN: 0307475271
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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2.0 The Grace of Silence
I'm a little let down by this one. I picked this book up because I saw the author on the Today Show, and was fascinated by the concept of the book--Norris says she "set out to write, through original reporting, a book about 'the hidden conversation' on race that is unfolding nationwide. She would, s...
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