The House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place (Texts and Contexts)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803220073 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Mindy Thompson Fullilove offers a series of meditations on her remarkable family and the places where they have lived. She lovingly recalls her parents: her father, a black leader of the labor movement, and her mother, a white woman whose boundless generosity was always in conflict with the racial divisions of the world around her. "Place" is a major actor in her family story, and in the course of bringing the backgrounds of six generations into the foreground, Fullilove uncovers the many lives—her own included—that are rooted in those places.
"A truly insightful exploration of environment and place." according to A Customer. The author challenges the reader to understand how environment and place shape who we are. After reading this book you will never again take the places in your life for granted. The author's poignant essays will touch your spirit and inspire you to explore the places which make you who you are.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Her own medical credo includes belief in "the sanctity of the human spirit," and that "the business of medicine cannot snuff out the deeper magic of doctoring." In recalling her teenage daughter's summers at camp, Fullilove shows their joined yet individual discoveries about the "need to nourish the spirit that keeps the body, the first place in which we live, moving." This insight into the inner places that define us illustrates the complexity of Fullilove's outlook, despi