Heavy

Description:

"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate--a mother-child relationship--to the most universal--a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries"--

subjects: Patients,  Family,  African Americans,  Mother and child,  Compulsive gamblers,  Biography,  Eating disorders,  African americans, biography,  Compulsive gambling,  New York Times reviewed,  Feeding and Eating Disorders,  Gambling,  Mother-Child Relations,  Humans,  HISTORY / United States / General,  Families,  collectionID:bannedbooks,  Social Science,  Ethnic Studies,  American,  African American Studies,  Biography & Autobiography,  Personal Memoirs,  People of Color,  Biographies,  Laymon, kiese,  Familylaymon, kiese,  African americans--biography,  Compulsive gamblers--united states--biography,  Eating disorders--patients,  Eating disorders--patients--united states--biography,  Mother and child--united states,  E185.97.l394 a3 2018,  305.896/073

People: Kiese Laymon

Places: United States