Lawson Shayla
Lawson Shayla - How To Live Free In A Dangerous World A Decolonial Memoir - Hardcover
Lawson Shayla - How To Live Free In A Dangerous World A Decolonial Memoir - Hardcover
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Description: With their signature prose at turns muscular and luminous Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings within love time and the self. Through encounters with a gorgeous gondolier in Venice an ex - husband in The Netherlands and a lost love on New Year's Eve in Mexico City Lawson's travels bring unexpected wisdom about life in and out of love. They learn the strength of friendships and the dangers of beauty during a near escape in Egypt. They examine Blackness in post dictatorship Zimbabwe then take us on a secretive tour of Black freedom movements in Portugal. Through a deeply insightful journey Lawson leads readers from a castle in France to a hula hoop competition in Jamaica to a traditional theater in Tokyo to a Prince concert in Minnesota and finally to find liberation on a beach in Bermuda exploring each location - and their deepest emotions - to the fullest. In the end they discover how trials of marriage grief and missed connections can lead to self transformation and unimagined new freedoms.
Title: How To Live Free In A Dangerous World A Decolonial Memoir
Author(s): Lawson Shayla
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780593472583
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 2/6/2024
Category: Memoirs
Description: With their signature prose at turns muscular and luminous Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings within love time and the self. Through encounters with a gorgeous gondolier in Venice an ex - husband in The Netherlands and a lost love on New Year's Eve in Mexico City Lawson's travels bring unexpected wisdom about life in and out of love. They learn the strength of friendships and the dangers of beauty during a near escape in Egypt. They examine Blackness in post dictatorship Zimbabwe then take us on a secretive tour of Black freedom movements in Portugal. Through a deeply insightful journey Lawson leads readers from a castle in France to a hula hoop competition in Jamaica to a traditional theater in Tokyo to a Prince concert in Minnesota and finally to find liberation on a beach in Bermuda exploring each location - and their deepest emotions - to the fullest. In the end they discover how trials of marriage grief and missed connections can lead to self transformation and unimagined new freedoms.
Title: How To Live Free In A Dangerous World A Decolonial Memoir
Author(s): Lawson Shayla
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780593472583
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 2/6/2024
Category: Memoirs
