An Autobiography of Skin : A Novel

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ? 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: Vintage

Publication Date: Feb 27, 2024

Number of Pages: 257 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0593466934

ISBN-13: 9780593466933