{"product_id":"surviving-the-white-gaze-a-memoir-paperback-1","title":"Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Esquire Best Book of 2021 A \"gorgeous and powerful\" (The New York Times Book Review) memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood to forge her identity as a Black woman in America.Rebecca Carroll grew up the only Black person in her rural New Hampshire town. Adopted at birth by artistic parents who believed in peace, love, and zero population growth, her early childhood was loving and idyllic--and yet she couldn't articulate the deep sense of isolation she increasingly felt as she grew older. Everything changed when she met her birth mother, a young white woman, who consistently undermined Carroll's sense of her Blackness and self-esteem. Carroll's childhood became harrowing, and her memoir explores the tension between the aching desire for her birth mother's acceptance, the loyalty she feels toward her adoptive parents, and the search for her racial identity. As an adult, Carroll forged a path from city to city, struggling along the way with difficult boyfriends, depression, eating disorders, and excessive drinking. Ultimately, through the support of her chosen Black family, she was able to heal. \"Generous, intimate, searching, and formidable\" (The Boston Globe), Surviving the White Gaze is a timely examination of racism and racial identity in America today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Carroll is a writer, cultural critic, and host of the podcasts \u003ci\u003eCome Through with Rebecca Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e (WNYC Studios), and \u003ci\u003eBillie Was a Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Essence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was a regular columnist for two years. A former cultural critic for WNYC, and critic-at-large for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, she is an editor-at-large for The Meteor media collective, as well as the author of several interview-based books about race in America, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and so\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464256155955,"sku":"9781982116279","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NW1YVVdsdXN5NllvU215UnZtRVo0UT09_34d0b4b3-6e35-4f02-b113-f1aca2164e71.webp?v=1759247878","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/surviving-the-white-gaze-a-memoir-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}