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nuhafariha 's review for:
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
by Deesha Philyaw
Thank you to West Virginia University Press and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
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I've never read a collection like Deesha Philyaw's "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" before. It is a tight collection that explores the Black Southern Christian women's experience in their own words and their own light. By turns intimate, full of rage, sorrow, happiness and curiosity, Philyaw's characters are fully realized and engaging. Most of all, Philyaw's stories reveal the human side of church ladies, a group of women who are often stereotyped as ancillary, supportive characters. My favorite story was "Peach Cobbler." Definitely worth checking out if you have an hour or two!
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I've never read a collection like Deesha Philyaw's "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" before. It is a tight collection that explores the Black Southern Christian women's experience in their own words and their own light. By turns intimate, full of rage, sorrow, happiness and curiosity, Philyaw's characters are fully realized and engaging. Most of all, Philyaw's stories reveal the human side of church ladies, a group of women who are often stereotyped as ancillary, supportive characters. My favorite story was "Peach Cobbler." Definitely worth checking out if you have an hour or two!