Each Tuesday, Vicki, from I’d Rather Be At The Beach hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros where readers post the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book that they are reading or plan to read.
Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race; Debby Irving
Elephant Room Press - 2014
1.
What Wasn't Said
"Lessons my mother couldn't teach me."
"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALL THE INDIANS?" I asked my mother on a Friday morning ride home from the library. I was five years old.
The library's main draw for me had always been a large, colorful mural located high on the lobby wall. It featured three feathered and fringed Indians standing with four colonial men on a lush, green lakeshore. The colonists didn't hold much interest, perhaps because these were images familiar to me, a white New England girl with colonial ancestors. The dark-skinned Indians and their "exotic" dress, on the other hand took my breath away. The highlight of my library excursions was sitting in a chair and gazing up at the Indians on the wall while my mother chatted with the librarians checking out our family's weekly reading supply."
When I first read about this book on JoAnn's blog, I knew it was one I wanted to read.
What do you think about the intro?
Sounds good. I hope you are enjoying it. This week I have The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas from my review stack. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I've been eyeing this book, too. As a child, I was fascinated by the nonwhite characters in my favorite books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
I wasn't sure when I first saw it but it does sound really good and a good intro!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing! I assume it's a memoir, but I'd be interested to know how the issue of race defines the book.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like this beginning. I want to find this book. Will look at my library.
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my list. I like the opening paragraph a lot.
ReplyDeleteChildren's questions are very revealing. Sounds like there's a good story in store.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I might not have picked this up from the cover, so looking forward to seeing what your thoughts are on it! :-)
ReplyDeleteHere's my Tuesday post - thanks for sharing!
Sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the answer was to that question... ;-)
ReplyDeleteDiane,
ReplyDeleteThis does sound very, very interesting to me. I grew up white in New England with colonial ancestors...and with Irish Catholic ancestors. But I was confused about race. Will look it up.