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Memorial Drive
A Daughter's Memoir
Book • 2020
In this memoir, Natasha Trethewey recounts the traumatic event of her mother's murder by her former stepfather in 1985.
The book delves into the author's experience of grief, loss, and the long-term effects of domestic violence.
Trethewey explores her mother's history in the deeply segregated South, her own girlhood as a 'child of miscegenation' in Mississippi, and how these experiences shaped her as a poet.
The memoir includes personal narratives, historical context, and actual court transcripts, providing a poignant and intimate look at the author's journey toward understanding and healing.
The book delves into the author's experience of grief, loss, and the long-term effects of domestic violence.
Trethewey explores her mother's history in the deeply segregated South, her own girlhood as a 'child of miscegenation' in Mississippi, and how these experiences shaped her as a poet.
The memoir includes personal narratives, historical context, and actual court transcripts, providing a poignant and intimate look at the author's journey toward understanding and healing.
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Mentioned by Russell Moore as a book by Natasha Trethewey , a memoir about her relationship with her mother and their shared history.
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A Conversation with Pulitzer-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey
Mentioned by Janika Oza when discussing the memoir's exploration of her mother's murder and the author's return to the site of the trauma.
Can you return home? This author says revision offers radical possibilities
Mentioned by Kendall Deneen in the context of navigating questions about the creation, function, and ethics of archives of Black loss.
Jennifer C. Nash, "How We Write Now: Living with Black Feminist Theory" (Duke UP, 2024)
Mentioned by Kendall Dineen in the context of navigating ethical questions around archives of Black loss.
Jennifer C. Nash, "How We Write Now: Living with Black Feminist Theory" (Duke UP, 2024)
