White Girl Roar

By Caroline Seton Ledlie

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976141809
• ISBN13: 9780976141808
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Pibbtown Publishing
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A really good read

This is one of the better books that I have read for a long time. With beautiful imagery, well written characters, and captivating, powerful subject matter, I would recommend it to just about anyone. It will challenge you to think and the author has no qualms about addressing really profound issues or provoking intense emotions of joy and pain, often hand-in-hand. She sneaks in a warm and easy but veiled tour of Atlanta and brief southern history, alluding to many hidden easter eggs that beckon you to explore on your own. I had to pick up a dictionary several times, but I like to expand my vocabulary; I will never hear the word cacophony in ignorance again. :-) The people and moments in the story really stay with you and I'm reading it for a second time because I miss them. Caroline Ledlie has quickly taken her place among my favorite writers and I am eagerly awaiting her next work.

Ideal for book club conversations!

White Girl Roar tells a southern girl's story like no one else has before. Southern characters are so often portrayed as racist and backward-thinking, to the point where you're either embarrassed or terrified to say you're from the south. You rarely hear about those of us 'white girls' who were brought up to be 'colorblind' and enjoy great relationships with friends of all backgrounds. And don't be misled - not all of the 'white girls' are white! Peaches, Gram and the other characters are so refreshing. They make you face the terrible parts of the south's history, but they also make you feel proud of what the south, particularly Atlanta, has become and is still becoming. This is a great book for Atlantans, other southern dwellers and anyone interested in looking at things from a different viewpoint.