{"product_id":"surviving-the-white-gaze-a-memoir-9781982116279","title":"Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"gorgeous and powerful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood to forge her identity as a Black woman in America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Carroll grew up the only Black person in her rural New Hampshire town. Adopted at birth by artistic parents who believed in peace, love, and zero population growth, her early childhood was loving and idyllic--and yet she couldn't articulate the deep sense of isolation she increasingly felt as she grew older. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything changed when she met her birth mother, a young white woman, who consistently undermined Carroll's sense of her Blackness and self-esteem. Carroll's childhood became harrowing, and her memoir explores the tension between the aching desire for her birth mother's acceptance, the loyalty she feels toward her adoptive parents, and the search for her racial identity. As an adult, Carroll forged a path from city to city, struggling along the way with difficult boyfriends, depression, eating disorders, and excessive drinking. Ultimately, through the support of her chosen Black family, she was able to heal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Generous, intimate, searching, and formidable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eSurviving the White Gaze\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely examination of racism and racial identity in America today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3766976\"\u003eRebecca Carroll\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982116279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982116277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002010\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC001000\"\u003eEthnic Studies | American | African American \u0026amp; Black Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Carroll is a writer, cultural critic, and host of the podcasts \u003ci\u003eCome Through with Rebecca Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e (WNYC Studios), and \u003ci\u003eBillie Was a Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Essence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was a regular columnist for two years. A former cultural critic for WNYC, and critic-at-large for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, she is an editor-at-large for The Meteor media collective, as well as the author of several interview-based books about race in America, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and so\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832930500747,"sku":"9781982116279","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_75e5f96a-820b-4729-a1f4-6b3940ca074d.jpg?v=1755627759","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/surviving-the-white-gaze-a-memoir-9781982116279","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}