An Autobiography of Skin -- Lakiesha Carr, Hardcover

This magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood "follows three women whose various traumas haunt them literally and metaphorically, as it explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today" (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice).

A middle-aged woman feed slots at a secret back-room parlor. A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she is unable to protect her children. A daughter returns home to join the other women in her family waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.

An Autobiography of Skin is a dazzling and masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women. It is at once a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, inside the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within--in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom.

Author: Lakiesha Carr
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 02/28/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.30w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9780593316535

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2022 pg. 4
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 17