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Fruit Punch - A Memoir (Paperback)
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Fruit Punch - A Memoir (Paperback)
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An arresting and one-of-a-kind memoir about the alternately
exultant and harrowing trip growing up as a Black child desperate
to create a clear reality for herself in this country Written in a
distinctive voice and filled with personality, humor, and pathos,
Fruit Punch is a memoir unlike any other, from a one-of-a-kind
millennial talent. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, in the nineties and
early 2000s, Kendra Allen had a complicated, loving, and intense
family life filled with desire and community but also undercurrents
of violence and turmoil. "We equate suffering to perseverance and
misinterpret the weight of shame," she writes. As she makes her way
through a world of obscureness, Kendra finds herself slowly
discovering outlets to help navigate growing up and against the
expected performance of being a young Black woman in the South--a
complex interplay of race, class, and gender that proves to be
ever-shifting ground. Fruit Punch touches on everything from
questions of beauty and how we form concepts of ourselves--as a
small rebellion, young Kendra scratched a hole into every pair of
stockings she was forced to wear--to what it means to grow up in
her great uncle's Southern Baptist church--with rules including "No
uncrossed ankles" and "No questions." Inflected by a powerful sense
of place and touched by poetry, Fruit Punch is a stunning
achievement--a memoir born of love and endurance, fight or flight,
and what it means to be a witness, from a blisteringly honest and
observant voice.
General
Imprint: |
Collins
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Kendra Allen
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-313983-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-06-313983-9 |
Barcode: |
9780063139831 |
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