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| Buzz On The Book |
After finishing Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston I wondered which of three words best described it: magnificent, extraordinary or masterpiece. The research and interpretation of events is breath-taking, the writing precise and beautiful. The book takes such a warm, honest, all encompassing and wise view of its subject, that I read it from start to finish as though reading an adventure tale, which of course it is. Zoras life was a mammoth adventure, and it is on this journey that Boyd, as if born to do so, takes us. However, as I was sifting through superlatives I was visited by a voice that sounded very much like Zoras. That voice dismissed all concern about the praise-song I was planning and seemed content (profoundly content) with just one thought: My name is in my daughters hands, it said.
This daughter, Valerie Boyd, has written a biography of Zora Neale Hurston that will be the standard for years to come. Offering vivid splashes of Zoras colorful humor, daring individualism and refreshing insouciance, Boyd has done justice to a dauntless spirit and a heroic life.
Alice Walker
Author of The Color Purple |
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