Me My Hair and I

Author(s): Elizabeth Benedict

Anthologies, Essays, Literary Studies

These twenty-seven "hair pieces" offer up reflections and revelations about family, race, religion, ritual, culture, motherhood, politics, celebrity, what goes on in African American kitchens and at Hindu Bengali weddings, alongside stories about the influence of Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, and the Grateful Dead. Layered into these essays you'll find surprises, insights, hilarity, and the resonance of common experience. Marita Golden writes about her grief over what so many African American women still endure to obtain "good hair." Patricia Volk itemizes her seventeen hair care products, each with a price tag. Myla Goldberg tells of how ill equipped she was to tend the hair of her adopted biracial daughter. And Suleika Jaouad describes the ravages of chemotherapy and the empowerment of shaving designs onto her head.

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These writers know that a woman's hair is her glory, her nemesis, her history, and her self-esteem. They know, too, that many things in life matter more than hair, but few bring as much pleasure as a really great hairdo.

General Fields

  • : 9781616204112
  • : Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
  • : Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
  • : 0.336
  • : October 2015
  • : 210mm X 140mm X 20mm
  • : United States
  • : books

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  • : 336
  • : 646.724
  • : 915
  • : Paperback
  • : Elizabeth Benedict