{"product_id":"other-peoples-skin-four-novellas-9781416542070","title":"Other People's Skin: Four Novellas","description":"\u003cb\u003eLed by bestselling author Tracy Price-Thompson, \u003ci\u003eOther People's Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of four novellas by four leading African American women writers that acknowledges, examines, and conquers the skin and hair topic among African American women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOther People's Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall, along with fellow authors Elizabeth Atkins, and Desiree Cooper, take on one of the most controversial topics within the African American community: the self-hatred caused by intraracial prejudice and the ongoing obsession with skin tone and hair texture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins with TaRessa Stovall's My People, My People, in which a successful advertising executive acquires firsthand knowledge of prejudice when her clients insist on using light-skinned rather than dark-skinned models. Next comes Tracy Price-Thompson's award-winning story Other People's Skin, a tale set in 1970s Louisiana, where a dark-skinned young woman must come to terms with the bigotry of her light-skinned family. New Birth, by Desiree Cooper reveals the intense roles that money, class, and skin color play in the intraracial relationship between Catherine, a wealthy, light-skinned lawyer, and Lettie, her dark-skinned house cleaner. Finally, Elizabeth Atkin's Take It Off tells the story of a biracial girl who hides her coarse, braided hair from her friends at a mixed-race university in Detroit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOther People's Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is the most innovative and varied anthology of sisterhood and unity to date. Each novella entertains, challenges, and, most important, offers healing to the reader--no matter what her race, skin tone, or state of mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416542070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2007 pg. 957\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tracy Price-Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40292948607157,"sku":"9781416542070","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_435bc05c-0d63-4839-8603-7669c800ff5f.jpg?v=1624334961","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/other-peoples-skin-four-novellas-9781416542070","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}