The Names of All the Flowers: A Memoir
Melissa Valentine • The Feminist Press at CUNY • ISBN-13 978‑1936932856
The Names of All the Flowers: A Memoir
Melissa Valentine • The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN-10: 1936932857 · ISBN-13: 978‑1936932856 · 2020
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Set against the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying 1990s Oakland, this memoir examines the complexities of siblinghood and the enduring impact of systemic violence. Melissa Valentine traces her brother Junior’s transition from a spirited youth to a life defined by survival, culminating in his tragic murder. The narrative serves as both a personal reckoning with loss and a broader meditation on the collective grief experienced by Black families in America.
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