Overview
"In this evocative memoir, Cassandra Lane deftly uses the act of imagination to reclaim her ancestorsā story as a backdrop for telling her own. The tradition of Black womenās storytelling leaps forward within these pagesāinto fresh, daring, and excitingly new territory." āBridgett M. Davis, author ofĀ The World According to Fannie Davis
When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood.Ā She moves betweenĀ the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles,Ā reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town.
We Are BridgesĀ turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black familyāand considers how to take back oneās American story.
This book title, We Are Bridges (A Memoir), ISBN: 9781952177927, by Cassandra Lane, published by The Feminist Press at CUNY (April 20, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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