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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 305.896073077252092 EAN: 9780253348777 ISBN: 0253348773 Label: Indiana University Press Manufacturer: Indiana University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 2007-06 Publisher: Indiana University Press Studio: Indiana University Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Janet Cheatham Bell's riveting memoir recounts her experiences coming of age as an African American girl in Indianapolis during the 1930s to the mid-1960s. In taut chapters, Bell introduces the reader to life defined largely by race and racial discrimination - from her birth in 1937 and her parents' early struggles after relocating to Indianapolis from Kentucky; to her first job as a maid in a wealthy white household; to her humiliating experiences at a "white" high school; to experiencing racism at Indiana University; to coping with personal tragedy and rising to overcome it. Devoid of hyperbole or the trauma that defines so many memoirs, particularly those of celebrities, the strength and appeal of Bell's memoir lies in her direct, but personal tone, and her deft use of anecdotes. "I think of myself as ordinary," writes Bell, "but the lives of ordinary people are not identical, and the details of those lives are worth knowing". Average Rating:
 Rating: - Janet's StoryI really enjoyed Janet's book and would recommend it. She and I grew up in the same neighborhoods at the same time, went to the same high school, received the same basic advice and training from our parents, but we have two totally different perspectives about our experiences. Hers is an interesting read about the time and place where we were born and grew to adulthood. 
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