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Deblovestoread
Fearless and Free: A Memoir | Josephine Baker
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@GingerAntics

Saw your post. My favorite sign from the first go round.

Jari-chan 💯 3h
TheBookHippie 💯💯💯 2h
lil1inblue 💯💯💯 22m
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JenniferEgnor
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Pickpick

This was a moving, tragic and powerful memoir. Nearly every page is a gut punch. From a young age, Dr. Amani knew she wanted to break the norms and do something extraordinary with her life. She became educated in the medical field and immediately threw herself into the pain of others, believing she could make a difference. With bombs all around, continuous strikes, shrapnel, gunfire and collapsing buildings, she continued to show up and⬇️

JenniferEgnor fight not only to save lives, but to fight for a democracy in the country she loved, Syria. Against all the odds, she pushed through. Despite having to leave Syria to survive, she is still doing her life‘s work. This memoir is a reminder of just how privileged so many of us are—that everything can be stripped in a moment‘s time, and most importantly, to fight back. America is fading. Don‘t let it happen without one hell of a fight. 22h
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JenniferEgnor
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I am not hopeless. I know that human beings are capable of changing history. I believe in the ability of people in democracies to change government policies and to help others elsewhere through humanitarian gestures if their governments won‘t. We can all do our part. My colleagues and I in The Cave never faltered or wondered, What difference can one person make? Every helping hand is precious. Individual efforts can snowball into ⬇️

JenniferEgnor group efforts. And group efforts can change the world. 22h
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KCofKaysville
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Starting a book that looks good. Actually two books in one. Seems quite amusing so far as they look for a rental house in Vermont.

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Nebklvr
Fearless and Free: A Memoir | Josephine Baker
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If you are looking for a linear narrative, you won‘t find it here. These sparkling vignettes told by a generous, sparkling, and restless soul are beautiful to behold while sometimes feeling hard to follow. May she rest in love and beauty.

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HeyT
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Kendzior always writes beautiful prose that has a hint of melancholy for the future we no longer have. I loved this because it is a love letter to America and like she says, you love the good parts and tell the truth about the bad that way your love is honest.

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LapReader
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Yesterday‘s op shop purchases after my 3 hours of ballet for the grand total of $39. So relaxing. Nowhere to be and the only thing to do was go home for a wine and a stretch and seafood salad for lunch. Love my weekends.

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Kshakal
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I miss you every day… happy Father‘s Day in heaven dad! #father #junespecials @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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HeyT
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Rolo and I are enjoying the tagged before summer temps make it impossible to enjoy the outside. Kendzior is an amazing writer and it feels right to read this in the outdoors.

Bookwormjillk I just got this from the library. 3w
ShelleyBooksie Rolo is adorabe 3w
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sarahbarnes
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This book. 💔 I love memoirs written in unique ways, and I love Sarah Moss‘ fiction; learning about her life experiences gave insights into some of the components of her novels. She so accurately captured for me the relationship between body, food and control, and how the line past which you‘ve taken it too far can be easy to cross. I loved all the discussions of works by female writers. The audio was fantastic.

Suet624 Oooh, sounds great. Stacked!! 3w
sarahbarnes @Suet624 I can‘t stop thinking about it. So good. 3w
BarbaraBB Great review 🧡 3w
youneverarrived I ‘paused‘ this a little while back but must get back to it! Great review. 3w
sarahbarnes @youneverarrived it was definitely intense at times and I can see why you did that. Hopefully you like it if you get back to it. 💕 3w
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