πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά: Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me, by Glory Edim

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me
What a stunning tribute to the power and importance of books! Glory Edim wrote an intellectual, spirited ode to books in this memoir that had me experiencing all the feels. As the daughter of immigrants, so much of what Ms. Edim said brought back a flood of memories from my own childhood, allowing me to recall the power of books in my own life and how they offered me a means me to rise above the difficulties of growing up as "other".

"𝑩𝒖𝒕 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†π’”, π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 π’˜π’π’“π’…, 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’“π’† π’‘π’‚π’ˆπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂 π’‡π’π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’“ 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’‚π’“π’Žπ’•π’‰, 𝒐𝒇 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• - 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’π’†π’”π’• π’π’Šπ’•π’†π’“π’‚π’“π’š π’‡π’π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’Šπ’π’π’–π’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’† 𝒂 π’π’†π’˜ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉."

There are so many more worthy quotes in this book, and the storytelling is magnificent. Ms. Edim certainly learned the art of storytelling from her father. I was absolutely hooked from the first page!

For a stunner of a memoir that is so relevant today, look no further!

My gratitude goes out to partners, Penguin Random House & NetGalley, for this gifted review copy.

To read more of my reviews, please check out my blog at www.mamasgottaread.blogspot.com or follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mamasgottaread. 

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