Description
In this incisive collection of personal essays, a mixed-race Black woman examines the often contradictory demands placed on women and the cultural forces that define who is considered “good.” Drawing from experiences of race, class, body image, motherhood, sexuality, and belonging, she challenges inherited ideas about respectability and identity. Blending memoir, cultural criticism, and sharp observation, the book becomes both a deeply personal reckoning and a broader inquiry into power, privilege, and the possibility of self-definition. Candid, nuanced, and uncompromising, it invites readers to reconsider the stories society tells about women—and the stories they choose to tell about themselves.
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Good Woman: A Reckoning by Savala Nolan.