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Not Quite White
Laila Woozeer
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Sachbuch / Biographien, Autobiographien
Beschreibung
Neither here, nor there; neither one, nor the other. What does it feel like to be an indescribable shade somewhere in between? Can you even exist in a binary world that seems so black-and-white? Why is there no easy way to describe someone who is a Welsh-French-Scottish-American-Indian-Mauritian?
Laila Woozeer, a mixed-race 28-year-old London-born writer and musician, shares a personal story of growing up in a rural white village in North Wales. Laila takes readers on a funny, vivid, and profoundly moving journey of discovering one's own identity and belonging through her travels between Mauritius, the US, and the UK, to make sense of the world and one's place within it.
This is the real-life story of Laila Woozeer trying desperately to understand how to exist, how to survive, and what it might mean to thrive. From childhood memories of self-discovery to an identity crisis of adolescence, to a misunderstood existence in adult life, Not Quite White charts Laila's struggle to finally find a meaningful place in the world.
Rezensionen
<p>delves into what it'
<p>one of the most relatable I'
<p>A lyrical odyssey of self-discovery, told with folkloric flair. In charting her journey across Welsh mountains and Mauritian seas, Laila Woozeer offers a map that can guide us all, regardless of our origins, to unearth the treasure that lies within. A must-read for anyone in search of themselves."
<p>This book is a treat, asking timely questions about race, who we are and how we define ourselves, but through such exquisite prose you get utterly pulled in.</p>
<p>Anyone who wants to learn how our racial identity impacts not only our experience of the world but also how we understand ourselves should pick up this book. Gorgeously written, too."
<p>Woozeer creates an environment in the reader'
<p>A pulsing exploration of the self, this book hands you the privilege to observe Laila find meaning, and it oozes with vulnerability, hope, beauty and story. When I'
<p>This book is a gem. I genuinely couldn't stop turning the pages. Laila is an essential voice in todays important issues of race, identity and belonging."
<p>intimate, powerful and nuanced reflection of exploring one'
<p>Magnetically moving, poetically written and enigmatically captivating, Laila has created a mastery of their life with this book</p>
<p>heartbreaking, vivid, lyrical, and very smart I was so grateful to Laila giving us the understanding of this quite complex topic</p>
<p>an insight into what it'
<p>charts the pain and confusion of growing up while grappling with a complicated, mixed ethnic identity.. a memoir that many mixed-race people will easily relate to.</p>
<p>a moving piece of literature.. an eloquent portrayal of self-discovery and building your identity in a society that is eager to dismantle your existence at every turn</p>
<p>Laila'
<p>The most nuanced and moving account of mixed race identity I'
Kundenbewertungen
british, pop culture, queer, multiracial, multicultural, lgbtq, memoir, nonbinary, multiethnic