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Today, "Betty" by Tiffany McDaniel was published on August 1, 2020 by Gallmeister Editions.
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Betty
by Tiffany McDaniel, published on August 1, 2020 by Gallmeister Editions.
Her favorite quote:
You raped Fraya because you wanted to. Stealing his strength from him was the only way you could feel important. You are nothing but a crummy, a lamentable failure. Just like Grandpa Lark. Both of you have fed on the power of the little girls and women in your life, because neither of you had any power of your own.
Why this book?
Because this book, which sets out to describe the difficult life of a mixed race Indian woman
in the 1950s / 60s in a fictional city in South Ohio in America, defends a culture
respectful of all living beings, of fauna, of flora, of all that the Earth makes available to men, and that this is part of life.
Because the author has turned it into a choral novel, which
brings a strength,
a capacity for resilience that must be welcomed and developed in the face of the materialism of our societies increasingly disconnected from the very essence of life. .
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
The story of the life of Betty, a little Indian girl, who shares with us her wounds, disappointments, joys and riches of the Cherokee culture from which she comes, and which will allow her to walk in full consciousness, rather than leaving society to lock up according to the social patterns of the time.
Characters.
Betty, her eleven siblings, her father, her mother, the environment in which she grew up, and discovered the world.
Places.
In a small town in Ohio, whose natural landscapes contribute to the magic of the stories told by his father.
The time.
From 1954 to 1973, during Betty's childhood and early adulthood.
The author.
Tiffany McDaniel is Betty's daughter.
She tells the story of her mother's life.
A hymn to his life.
This book was read with passion by Lenou78:
“In my opinion, it is a testimony of rare sensitivity, overwhelming with emotions, imbued with a poetry which magnifies the course of a life and underlines the responsibility of all vis-à-vis the precious gifts of the Earth, of life.
An unforgettable novel of sincerity and spirituality.
Breathtaking magnificence.
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