| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
x, 257 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
The first essay is to prove to you that I had a childhood -- When they come for me -- the hands that held me -- Young girls they do get weary -- Yaka -- Becoming a liar -- Tehuti -- The quiet before -- Take two for pain -- Like a war -- This is what happens -- What it feels like -- Beauty in the breakdown -- It has a name -- Side effects may include -- Life sentence -- As hopeless as smoke -- The day before -- We don't wear blues -- Some days are fine -- When we bleed -- Searching for magic, |
| Summary |
Bassey Ikpi was born in Nigeria in 1976. Four years later, she and her mother joined her father in Stillwater, Oklahoma--a move that would be anxiety ridden for any child, but especially for Bassey. Her early years in America would come to be defined by tension: an assimilation further complicated by Bipolar II and anxiety that would go undiagnosed for decades. Viscerally raw and honest, this deeply personal collection of essays is an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of who we are, and the ways, as honest as we try to be, each of these stories can also be a lie. |
| Subject |
Ikpi, Bassey.
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| Subject(S) |
People with bipolar disorder -- Biography.
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Poets -- Biography.
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Nigerians -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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Essays.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780062698346 |
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0062698346 |
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