
A Renaissance of Our Own
A Memoir and Manifesto on Reimagining
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2023
Summary
A memoir meets manifesto on reimagining solidarity and self through knowledge, empathy and action.
From a highly lauded modern voice in feminism and racial justice comes a deeply personal and insightful testament to the power of reimagining to dismantle the frameworks and systems that no longer serve us while building new ones that do.
There are breaking points in all our lives when we realise that the way things have been done before just don’t work for us anymore, be it the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847926746 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847926746 |
| Author: | Rachel E. Cargle |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level, but also fully ready to change the world … an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir * Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic *
Dazzling -a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery, and radical action in the face of injustice * Elle *
Profoundly moving and powerful … you will leave these pages changed for the better * Gabrielle Union, author of We’re Going to Need More Wine *
Beautiful … This book is not meant to be simply consumed but explored * Joy Harden Bradford, founder of Therapy for Black Girls and author of Sisterhood Heals *
Cargle recounts how she spun silk out of the thread bare yarns of patriarchy and white supremacy while reminding readers that such alchemy is possible … if we give ourselves permission to re-imagine our existences * Sonya Renee Taylor, author of The Body is Not an Apology *
A collection of lessons and questions that prompt the reader’s own life redesign * Time Magazine *
About The Author
Rachel E. Cargle
Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is an activist, entrepreneur and philanthropic innovator. She is the founder of the Loveland Group, a family of companies including Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre, a literary space that celebrates marginalised voices, and the Great Unlearn, an adult learning platform that centres the teaching of BIPOC thinkers. In 2018, she founded the Loveland Foundation, offering free access to mental health care for Black women and girls. Cargle is a regular contributor to Cultured magazine, Atmos and The Cut, and her work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times and New Yorker.
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