The Yellow House
A Memoir
Book • 2019
The Yellow House is a memoir by Sarah M. Broom that tells the story of her family's life in a shotgun house in New Orleans East.
The book begins with her mother, Ivory Mae, purchasing the house in 1961 and building a life there with her family.
After her father's death, the house becomes a central figure in the family's struggles and triumphs.
The memoir spans a hundred years of family history, including the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed the Yellow House.
It delves into themes of home, family, class, race, and the enduring drives of clan and familial love in the face of inequality and adversity.
The book begins with her mother, Ivory Mae, purchasing the house in 1961 and building a life there with her family.
After her father's death, the house becomes a central figure in the family's struggles and triumphs.
The memoir spans a hundred years of family history, including the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed the Yellow House.
It delves into themes of home, family, class, race, and the enduring drives of clan and familial love in the face of inequality and adversity.
