Looking Back... In an effort to transfer my book journal entries over to this blog, I'm going to attempt to post (in chronological order) an entry every Friday. I may or may not add extra commentary to what I jotted down in these journals.
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years by Sarah & Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth
Nonfiction – Memoir
1994 Turtleback Books
Finished on March 5, 1996
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
Publisher’s Blurb:
Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remarkable women who continued to love, laugh, and embrace life after over a hundred years of living side by side.
Their sharp memories show us the post-Reconstruction South and Booker T. Washington; Harlem's Golden Age and Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Paul Robeson. Bessie breaks barriers to become a dentist; Sadie quietly integrates the New York City system as a high school teacher. Their extraordinary story makes an important contribution to our nation's heritage—and an indelible impression on our lives.
My Original Notes:
Wonderful! Very heart-warming and insightful. I feel as if I know Sadie and Bessie after reading this. I think my grandmother would have enjoyed the book. They remind me of her in some ways. I highly recommend this memoir.
My Current Thoughts:
I don’t remember enough about this book to comment, and I no longer own a copy, but it must have been good. I read it in two days!
To read more about the books I read in 1996, click here.
I read this with one of my book groups so many years ago. Most of the members of that book group were older so a lot of the ladies really loved this book and could relate to some of things. Unfortunately like you, I also don't remember hardly any of it just that I did enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteIliana, I'm glad I kept a reading journal back in the late 90s, but I wish I had included more details!
DeleteI remember that both my mom and I loved this book, and the sequel to it: On My Own at 107, written by Sarah after Bessie passed away. Did you read that one, too? I recently found a copy of it at my library book sale, so I'm going to read it again. Still looking for a copy of Having Our Say, though. I need to reread both of them!
ReplyDeleteRobin, I never read the sequel to this book, but maybe now I will. I should look for both at my library one of these days.
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