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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose Paperback – May 19, 2003

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Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, Alice Walker's collection of essays ranging in topics from personal to political. "Thoughtful, intelligent, resonant musings." — Kirkus Reviews

In this, her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as a black woman, writer, mother, and feminist. Among the thirty-six pieces are essays about other writers, accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the anti-nuclear movement of the 1980s, and a vivid memoir of a scarring childhood injury and her daughter’s healing words.
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  6. ISBN-10
    0156028646
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0156028646
  8. Lexile measure
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“One of the healthiest collections of essays I have come across in a long time . . . What [Walker] says about the black woman she says from the depths of oppression. What is said from the depths of oppression illuminates all other oppressions.” — New Statesman

“Reflects not only the ideas but a life that has . . . breathed color, sound, and soul into fiction and poetry—and into our lives as well.” — San Francisco Chronicle

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In her first collection of nonfiction, Alice Walker speaks out as a black woman, writer, mother, and feminist, in thirty-six pieces ranging from the personal to the political. Here are essays about Walker's own work and that of other writers, accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the antinuclear movement of the 1980s, and a vivid, courageous memoir of a scarring childhood injury. Throughout the volume, Walker explores the theories and practices of feminists and feminism, incorporating what she calls the "womanist" tradition of black women.

"This is one of the healthiest collections of essays I have come across in a long time. . . . What [Walker] says about the black woman she says from the depths of oppression. What is said from the depths of oppression illuminates all other oppressions."-New Statesman


Alice Walker is the author of seven novels, three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry, and several children's books. Her novel The Color Purple won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and her work has been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker lives in northern California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Reprint edition (May 19, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 418 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0156028646
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156028646
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1160L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.99 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Alice Walker (b. 1944), one of the United States’ preeminent writers, is an award-winning author of novels, stories, essays, and poetry. In 1983, Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction with her novel The Color Purple, which also won the National Book Award. Her other books include The Third Life of Grange Copeland, Meridian, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy. In her public life, Walker has worked to address problems of injustice, inequality, and poverty as an activist, teacher, and public intellectual.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Just as Powerful ReReading Now as An Adult as when I was a Teen
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    This book left powerful impression on me when I first read it when I was 16. I reread the essays just recently and found myself publicly bursting into tears because of the power validation it brings to various manifestations of Black women's creativity. Beautiful essays.
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    Thank you Ms. Walker. Thank you for continuing to love on black women! Your words matter to us, especially to me! Thank you!
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    Shipped quickly & condition was even better than expected!
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    I love this book so much that i read into it so deeply. Everything in this book can be perceived in a different way but there are no wrong perceptions. I will definitely read this book again and make my daughter read it when she becomes of age
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    Ordered hardcover and got paperback instead. Othe than that the book is amazing
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    This book is in a condition even though is a second-hand book. My wife uses this book as her inspiration for her capstone projects. We would recommend "One Child Of One's Own" in this book. It's very interesting. Similar to A Room Of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.
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    This book is great! I've really learned a lot. I used this book for my English class and it has been of great help for my assignments and papers! It's also a really interesting book to read as well. I recommend it! 😊
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    In Search of Our Mother's Garden's, I found my own field of wild flowers. Cathartic and necessary coming-of-age collection of writings.

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    An uplifting and inspiring read. Alice Walker discusses and redefines the experience of being a woman in the twenty first century. A soulful collection of essays.
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