Ordinary girls, a memoir, Jaquira Díaz
Type
Label
Ordinary girls, a memoir, Jaquira Díaz
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Ordinary girls
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1176569681
Responsibility statement
Jaquira Díaz
Sub title
a memoir
Summary
"Jaquira Díaz writes an unflinching account of growing up as a queer biracial girl searching for home as her family splits apart and her mother struggles with mental illness and addiction. From her own struggles with depression and drug abuse to her experiences of violence to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page vibrates with music and lyricism"--, Provided by publisher"In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn't find support for her burgeoning sexual identity. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz writes with raw and refreshing honesty, triumphantly mapping a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be."--From publisher
Table of contents
Girl hood -- Part one: Madre Patria. Origin story ; El Caserío ; La otra ; Home is a place -- Part two: Monstruo. Monster story ; Candy girl ; Ordinary girls ; Fourteen, or How to be a juvenile delinquent ; Girls, monsters -- Part three: Familia. Beach city ; Battle stations ; Secrets ; Mother, mercy -- Part four: Regresando. Returning ; Ordinary girls