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All That She Carried
Tiya Miles
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte
Beschreibung
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE
'An astonishing account of love, resilience and survival' Sunday Times
'A remarkable book' New York Times
'An extraordinary tale through the generations' Guardian
In 1850s South Carolina, Rose, an enslaved woman, faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag with a few items. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language.
That, in itself, is a story. But it's not the whole story. How does one uncover the lives of people who, in their day, were considered property? Harvard historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these women's faint presence in archival records, and, where archives fall short, she turns to objects, art, and the environment to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, and the uncertain freedom afterward. All That She Carried gives us history as it was lived, a poignant story of resilience and love passed down against steep odds.
Rezensionen
[A] powerful history of women and slavery
<i>All That She Carried </i>finds a way to give voice to the wordless by using a mundane, domestic object - a cloth sack and its contents - to thread an extraordinary tale through the generations
[A] brilliant and compassionate account
Tiya Miles has crafted a powerful, poignant narrative through a single, wondrous, ordinary object. The bag that Ashley carried stands for hope in the bleakest of times and of love. History writing at its best
Through [Miles's] interpretation, the humble things in the sack take on ever-greater meaning, its very survival seems magical, and Rose'
[A] sparkling tale
It is such a small sack, made of such very rough material. Yet as Tiya Miles shows, this textile given by a mother to her child at a time of greatest peril not only holds within it the whole unforgivable history of Transatlantic slavery, it also contains the greatest thing that anything can contain: love
Tiya Miles uses the tools of her trade to tend to Black people, to Black mothers and daughters, to our wounds, to collective Black love and loss. This book demonstrates Miles'
Tiya Miles is a gentle genius . . . <i>All That She Carried</i> is a gorgeous book and a model for how to read as well as feel the precious artifacts of Black women'
<i>All That She Carried</i> is a masterpiece work of African American women'
A brilliant exercise in historical excavation and recovery ... With creativity, determination, and great insight, Miles illuminates the lives of women who suffered much, but never forgot the importance of love and family
Ashley'
<i>All That She Carried </i>stands as an astonishing account of love, resilience and survival, one that helps to plug that archival abyss
Deeply and lovingly researched ... a testament to the power of story, witness, and unyielding love
Deeply layered and insightful ... [a] bold reflection on American history, African American resilience, and the human capacity for love and perseverance
A history told with brilliance and tenderness and fearlessness
[An] extraordinary story ... unique and unforgettable
<i>All That She Carried</i> is a moving literary and visual experience about love between a mother and daughter and about many women descendants down through the years. Above all it is Miles'
Tiya Miles has written a beautiful book about the tragic materiality of black women's lives across three generations, through slavery and freedom. This book is for anyone interested in learning about black people'
A remarkable book
This absorbing, heartfelt and beautifully written book traces the story of one family through a simple cotton sack to reveal the determination of one woman, sold into slavery, to protect the next generations from harm. In researching Rose'
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