An Altar of Words: Wisdom to Comfort and Inspire African-American Women

by Byllye Avery

Book Overview

This book invites readers to build what the author calls 'verbal sanctuaries' for mental strength and renewal through stirring meditations on evocative words, and by delving into the emotions they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767900790
• ISBN13: 9780767900799
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Social Advocacy at its best

Ms. Avery summarizes her life of social activism and advocacy through an emotional journey of words. What drives this work is a spiritual joining of her heart and lively intellect. She lights the way for others to sort out our own experiences in a world that does not honor feelings of truth. May she burn bright for many years to come.