Discussion: The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander
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Hey y’all! We're excited for our nonfiction pick this March to be a memoir by the very talented Elizabeth Alexander and exploring love and loss, the most human of human experience. Grateful for book clubber, Tiffany, who is going to guide us in this discussion.
-Brionna
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Book description:
In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 50. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose that describes a very personal and yet universal quest for meaning, understanding, and acceptance. She examines the journey we take in life through the lens of her own emotional and intellectual evolution, taking stock of herself at the mid-century mark.
This exquisite memoir is for anyone who has loved and lost. It’s about being strong when you want to collapse, about being grateful when someone has been stolen from you. It’s Elizabeth Alexander’s story but it is all of our stories because it is about discovering what matters.
Getting the Book:
If you'd like to shop local and Black-owned there’s the beloved Marcus Books. You can give them a call to reserve a copy and visit them at:
Marcus Books - 1 (510) 652-2344
3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
This book is also available at the Oakland Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library, both in its physical and e-copy form, and as an audiobook.
Alternatively you can support Independent Bookstores via [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-light-of-the-world-a-memoir-thomas-e-donnelley-professor-of-african-american-studies-elizabeth-alexander/1c86c937bba610f5)
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