Weightless: Making Space for my Resilient Body and Soul Folklore Georgie must confront an uncomfortable

Georgie must confront an uncomfortable truth: her own wants and needs have always been a disconcertingly blank page

she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones

and a powerful story that unravels not only the pain of diaspora

Featuring more than fifty terms of endearment and expressions of love from around the world

Weightless: Making Space for my Resilient Body and Soul Folklore Georgie must confront an uncomfortableA poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race, and genderand toward a brighter futurefrom National Book Award nominee Evette Dionne My body has not betrayed me; it has continued rebounding against all odds. It is a body that others map their expectations on, but it has never let me down. In this insightful, funny, and whip smart book, acclaimed writer Evette Dionne explores the minefields fat Black woman are