Who I always was: a memoir
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Published:
New York : Atria Books, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
ISBN:
9781668008959, 1668008955
Status:
EVLD Eagle New Books
814.6 OKO
Description
"When Theresa Okokon was nine, her father traveled to his hometown in Nigeria to attend his mother's funeral...and never returned. His mysterious death shattered Theresa as her family's world unraveled. Now a storyteller and television cohost, Okokon sets out to explore the ripple effects of that profound loss and the way heartache shapes our sense of self and of the world--for the rest of our lives. Using her grief and her father's death as a backdrop, Okokon delves deeply into intrinsic themes of Blackness, African spirituality, family, abandonment, belonging, and the seemingly endless, unrequited romantic pursuits of a Black woman who came of age as a Black girl in Wisconsin suburbs where she was--in many ways--always an anomaly."--
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Physical Desc:
xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Unknown
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Description
"When Theresa Okokon was nine, her father traveled to his hometown in Nigeria to attend his mother's funeral...and never returned. His mysterious death shattered Theresa as her family's world unraveled. Now a storyteller and television cohost, Okokon sets out to explore the ripple effects of that profound loss and the way heartache shapes our sense of self and of the world--for the rest of our lives. Using her grief and her father's death as a backdrop, Okokon delves deeply into intrinsic themes of Blackness, African spirituality, family, abandonment, belonging, and the seemingly endless, unrequited romantic pursuits of a Black woman who came of age as a Black girl in Wisconsin suburbs where she was--in many ways--always an anomaly."--,Publisher description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Okokon, T. (2025). Who I always was: a memoir. First Atria Books hardcover edition. Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Okokon, Theresa. 2025. Who I Always Was: A Memoir. Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Okokon, Theresa, Who I Always Was: A Memoir. Atria Books, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Okokon, Theresa. Who I Always Was: A Memoir. First Atria Books hardcover edition. Atria Books, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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