Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey From Prison to Power |
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| Authors: | Gaines, Patrice |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO022000, BIO025000, SOC001000 |
| ISBN: | 9780307773791, Related ISBNs: 0307773795, 038548027X, 051728135X, 0517594757, 9780307773791 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 304, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: An award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman formerly preoccupied with pleasing everyone but herself.
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