Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges
$45.82
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges chronicles the remarkable journey of Alvenia Bridges from segregated Kansas to the heights of fashion and rock ‘n’ roll, breaking barriers and rubbing shoulders with legends. It is a powerful testament to resilience and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.
Growing up in the 1950s in segregated Kansas, Alvenia Bridges dreamed of leaving home and seeing the world. Despite her destructive home life and the racially o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781998076703 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1998076709 |
| Author: | Alvenia Bridges, Maya Smith |
| Publisher: | Rising Action Publishing Co. |
| Imprint: | Rising Action Publishing Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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About The Author
Alvenia Bridges
Alvenia Bridges is an American author with a life story full of intrigue, serendipity, courage, and resolve. From humble beginnings in Kansas, she managed to travel the world and make a name for herself by supporting some of the biggest figures in the music industry such as Roberta Flack, Mick Jagger, and Bill Graham. She currently lives in New York City. Reclaiming Venus is her first memoir.
Maya Angela Smith is an American author who writes about language, race, migration, music, and identity. Her first book, Senegal Abroad, won the Modern Language Association’s French and Francophone Studies Award. She lives in Seattle where she is an Associate Professor in the French and Italian Studies department at the University of Washington. She is also a visual artist who has shown her work in Paris, New York, Houston, the Bay Area, and Seattle. Reclaiming Venus is her first memoir.
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