Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why? And as she began to write about the experience of living through all the dying, she realized the truth―and it took her breath away.
In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life―to drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly black men. I have to say, that honestly, I have never been more pleased with a decision to pick up a book in a long time.īefore I move on, here is a little bit about this book. I hadn’t heard people really talking about the book, but Sarah (my guest) and I agreed it seemed like something we’d both be interested in.
When I picked this book to be covered on The Stacks Podcast (episode 4) I didn’t think much of the selection.