Led by bestselling author Tracy Price-Thompson,Other People's Skin is a collection of four novellas by four leading African American women writers that acknowledges,examines,and conquers the skin and hair topic among African American women.In Other People's Skin,Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall,along with fellow authors Elizabeth Atkins,and Desiree Cooper,take on one of the most controversial topics within the African American community: the self-hatred caused by intraracial prejudice and the ongoing obsession with skin tone and hair texture. It begins with TaRessa Stovall's "My People,My People," in which a successful advertising executive acquires firsthand knowledge of prejudice when her clients insist on using light-skinned rather than dark-skinned models. Next comes Tracy Price-Thompson's award-winning story "Other People's Skin," a tale set in 1970s Louisiana,where a dark-skinned young woman must come to terms with the bigotry of her light-skinned family. "New Birth," by Desiree Cooper reveals the intense roles that money,class,and skin color play in the intraracial relationship between Catherine,a wealthy,light-skinned lawyer,and Lettie,her dark-skinned house cleaner. Finally,Elizabeth Atkin's "Take It Off" tells the story of a biracial girl who hides her coarse,braided hair from her friends at a mixed-race university in Detroit. Other People's Skin is the most innovative and varied anthology of sisterhood and unity to date. Each novella entertains,challenges,and,most important,offers healing to the reader-no matter what her race,skin tone,or state of mind.
Publisher: Atria BooksISBN: 9781416542070Number of pages: 384Weight: 402 gDimensions: 216 x 140 x 23 mm
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