Description
| Product ID: | 9780008372019 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | GIRL |
| Subtitle: | On Black Womanhood and Belonging |
| Authors: | Author: Kenya Hunt |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, True stories: general, Literary essays, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Social and cultural history, Popular culture, Social discrimination and social justice, Feminism and feminist theory, True stories, Literary essays, Reportage & collected journalism, Social & cultural history, Popular culture, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, London, Greater London, New York |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘Powerful, intelligent and vital – one of the year’s must-reads’ Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel. ‘Powerful, intelligent and vital – one of the year’s must-reads’ Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel.In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, but wholly its own, Girl is a provocative, heartbreaking and frequently hilarious collection of original essays on what it means to be black, a woman, a mother and a global citizen in today’s ever-changing world.Black women have never been more visible or more publicly celebrated. But for every new milestone, every magazine cover, every box office record smashed, the reality of everyday life remains a complex, nuanced, contradiction-laden experience. Award-winning journalist and American in London Kenya Hunt threads razor sharp cultural observation through evocative and relatable stories, both illuminating our current cultural moment and transcending it. |
| Imprint Name: | HQ |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-30 |
