I don’t usually read memoirs, but this one had a compelling title and theme: A Black woman’s journey takes root.
The strong writing pulled me right along into Margaret’s world from her undergraduate days until she gets on the plane without us to her next adventure. A midwestern girl from a small town, Margaret acute observations of the city students around her show her how to act, what’s expected of her, what not to do. She’s searching for her path, for herself, and I would say this is also a coming-of-age story. Course work and jobs appear to come easily to her, but finding a loving relationship amongst the maelstrom of academic life proves the hardest brass ring to catch. Margaret is intelligent, resilient, and energetic, and most of the time had me smiling through her adventures.
I highly recommend this inspiring #ownvoices memoir.