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The death of a jaybird : essays on mothers and daughters and the things they leave behind / Jodi M. Savage.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperPerennial, [2023]Edition: First editionDescription: 227 pages ; $c 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063276086
  • 0063276089
Other title:
  • Essays on mothers and daughters and the things they leave behind
Subject(s):
Contents:
What If : On Black Lives and Mental Health -- Searching for Salvation at Antioch -- How to Attend a Black Funeral -- Running Out of Time -- The Death of a Jaybird -- A Laying on of Hands -- I'm Too Pretty to Die Tonight -- The Ties That Bind -- I'm Not a Slut in the Street -- The Things She Left Behind -- Some Useful Advice for Going to Meet Your Dead Loved One and Other Tragedies.
Summary: "Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody's Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author's ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Black History Month for Adults | Women's History Month (Adults)
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography New SAVAGE, J. S264 Available 33111011222144
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Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody's Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author's ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood.

Jodi M. Savage was raised in Brooklyn, New York, by her maternal grandmother. Her whip-smart, charismatic mother struggled with addiction and was unable to care for her. Granny--a fiery Pentecostal preacher who had a way with words--was Jodi's rock, until Alzheimer's disease turned the tables, and a 28-year-old Jodi stepped into the role of caretaker. It was up to Jodi to get them both through the devastations of a deteriorating mind. After Granny passed away, Jodi spent years trying to reckon with her grief. Jodi and her mother were both diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a decade later, and then Jodi lost her too.

In this searing, candid collection of essays, Jodi illuminates the roles that identity and memory play in preserving those we love. Jodi explores the lives of modern Black women and communities through the prism of her personal experiences. With grace, creativity, and insight, she looks at femininity, family, race, mental illness, grief, healthcare, and faith. Jodi deftly portrays how trauma is inherited, and how the struggle to break a generational curse can last a lifetime.

The Death of a Jaybird is a thoughtful examination of complicated family love, loss, and the liberating power of claiming our stories.

What If : On Black Lives and Mental Health -- Searching for Salvation at Antioch -- How to Attend a Black Funeral -- Running Out of Time -- The Death of a Jaybird -- A Laying on of Hands -- I'm Too Pretty to Die Tonight -- The Ties That Bind -- I'm Not a Slut in the Street -- The Things She Left Behind -- Some Useful Advice for Going to Meet Your Dead Loved One and Other Tragedies.

"Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody's Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that explore the author's ever-changing relationships with her grandmother and mother, through sickness and health, as they experience the joys and challenges of Black American womanhood"-- Provided by publisher.

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