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Leaving Breezy Street: A Memoir
Henry Holt and Co.
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9780374151690
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The stunning account of Chicagos Dreamcatcher Foundation founder Brenda Myers-Powells brutal, beautiful life, Leaving Breezy Street is a critical addition to the American canon, because this is a voice we havent heard from beforeand it has so deserved to be heard. Fourteen-years-old, poor, mother dead, two babies to feed and clothe, and a grandmother who is, well, not full of motherly kindness, to put it mildly. Whats a girl to do? When Brenda Myers hit the streets of the South Side of Chicago she was barely a teenager. But she was pretty as hell, and funny, and determined to make a living. For the next twenty or more years, she moved all around the countryto New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, L.A., even border towns in Canadafinding new pimps, parties, drugs, and endless, fresh heartache. And all the while, she would try to make her way back to her daughters. And she would also try to find a way forwardto a life of dignity, respect and self-respect, truth, and most of all, loving kindness. And she would find it. What do we know about those we call sex workers, prostitutes, and a host of uglier names? We know what reporters and the showrunners of premium cable shows reveal. But until Leaving Breezy Street we have not heard from a woman who has livedand survivedthis life. What is like? How does it work? How do you get into it? And how can anyone climb out? Leaving Breezy Street is an unforgettable memoir that belongs on that special shelf alongside Jeannette Wallss The Glass Castle, Ishmael Beahs A Long Way Gone, and James McBrides The Color of Water. We have no say into which worlds we are born. But sometimes we can find a way out. Includes color photographs.
- | Author: Brenda Myers-Powell, April Reynolds
- | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
- | Publication Date: June 29, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 288 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0374151695
- | ISBN-13: 9780374151690
- Author:
- Brenda Myers-Powell, April Reynolds
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Publication Date:
- June 29, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 288 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0374151695
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374151690