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On Our Way to Beautiful: A Family Memoir by Young, Yolanda, Good Book
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- “This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .”
- ISBN
- 9780375504938
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375504931
ISBN-13
9780375504938
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1875034
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Our Way to Beautiful : a Family Memoir
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Cultural Heritage, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-049244
Reviews
"I have come to understand the many levels of beauty, the core which for me is home, where my family nurtured the beauty in me the way Big Momma cherished her flowers. . . . She knew that our family had already planted the seeds-of mistakes, triumphs, and, most important, love. So she could see the hope in a little girl's smile and know that with her wise ministration it would endure through the seasons ahead." -from On Our Way to Beautiful Advance praise for On Our Way to Beautiful "Every flat-chested, straight-legged, awkward young girl knows the pains and hardships encountered in On Our Way to Beautiful. Thank you, Yolanda Young, for putting into words what most girls feel in their hearts." -Iyanla Vanzant "Yolanda Young has written an eloquent, soul-searching account of her coming-of-age. Follow her as she moves inside what is 'beautiful' for a closer look, and read this book for its poetry and promise, its humor and haunts, its spirit and song, its spiritual journey from Genesis to Yolanda." -Dolores Kendrick, poet laureate, District of Columbia "On Our Way to Beautiful offers a view of life that is broad and deep, a splendid mixture of sorrow and joy. Yolanda Young is a gifted writer who shares, with a great power and pathos, the experiences that have made her the gift from God that she is." -Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., senior minister, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
976.3/99063/092
Synopsis
In this warm and heartfelt memoir reminiscent of Having Our Say by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delaney and All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg, Yolanda Young unfolds stories of innocence and experience, wisdom and redemption, tragedy and deliverance: the strong lessons on which her life and her faith are based. Yolanda Young grew up in the rambunctious but God-fearing town of Shreveport, Louisiana, where people prayed as hard as they gambled and loved as hard as they fought. It is a little city that wobbles between extremes, where juke joints squat next to churches, and betting slips compete with offering envelopes. The unpaved streets of Yolanda's neighborhood were lined with shotgun shacks, but lack of money didn't stop her family and community from teaching bedrock values. In stories laced with Southern humor and spiritual enlightenment, Yolanda introduces us to a host of unforgettable characters, such as her great-grandmother Big Momma, whose favorite words, "Now let's wend," signal the beginning of an adventure, and her grandmother Honey-moon, famous for bone-crushing hugs. And then there is her next-door neighbor Mrs. Leviston, who tells young Yolanda that she gave up being surprised at things for her eightieth birthday: "I figured I was getting too old to be shocked. I might give myself a heart attack." But even tales of great distress turn into an opportunity for grace: Though Yolanda sees her father shoot her mother, mother and daughter survive and grow stronger, rejoicing together. Bracing, funny, and always uplifting, On Our Way to Beautiful shows us that hope can burst forth from despair and trials can be turned into triumph., In this warm and heartfelt memoir of her early life in Shreveport, Louisiana, Yolanda Young unfolds stories of innocence and experience, wisdom and redemption, tragedy and deliverance: the strong lessons on which her life and her faith are based.
LC Classification Number
F379.S4Y68 2002
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