Who would you recommend this to? Pretty much everyone who loves memoirs, but especially those interested in Appalachia and in LGBTQ lives in rural areas. What struck closest to my heart was when she muilled over what to do with people she grew up with and who she considers as family and who have now become pro-Trump. Takeaways & Reflections: I found myself reminiscing about my own Southern childhood equally fraught with tensions about race, sex, and class. What you expected vs reality? I expected to have my lingering stereotypes about Appalachia shattered even more, but did not expect Avashia's vibrant and evocative memoir to make me feel as if I grew up alongside her. Another Appalachia : Coming up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia (2022, Trade Paperback). Gist: Essays about growing up Brown and lesbian in West Virginia, and how that influenced Avashia's approach to living honestly in our current politically extremist landscape. Genre: Memoir, Essays, Appalachian, Asian American, LGBTQįavorite Scene or Quote: "There is no word for nostalgia in Gujarati." Avashia is an educator and writer from West Virginia. Publisher & Year Published: West Virginia University Press, 2022īook Title: Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place WCVB’S Chronicle taped author Neema Avashia’s essay reading from her book Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place on Tuesday, June 21, at All She Wrote Books in Somerville.
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