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A review by maiello13
The Healing by Jonathan Odell
5.0
From the "Note to the Reader" at the end of the book:
For the first time I saw the whole picture. This is not black history, I thought. This is my history! And I know nothing about it. These people, white and black, and especially the unspoken space between us, made me who I am. Every day as a white man I shape and am shaped by race.
This book blew me away from the very beginning. Gran Gran's voice floated through me like Polly's floated through her. Mr. Odell did a beautiful job of bringing the black midwives stories to life for this young, white, privileged woman. Through Polly's voice he reminded me over and over again that we are all part of a river that leads to God. I will never be able to understand what it's like to be black in America, but this book gave me a glimpse into one person's life. Thank you, Mr. Odell!
For the first time I saw the whole picture. This is not black history, I thought. This is my history! And I know nothing about it. These people, white and black, and especially the unspoken space between us, made me who I am. Every day as a white man I shape and am shaped by race.
This book blew me away from the very beginning. Gran Gran's voice floated through me like Polly's floated through her. Mr. Odell did a beautiful job of bringing the black midwives stories to life for this young, white, privileged woman. Through Polly's voice he reminded me over and over again that we are all part of a river that leads to God. I will never be able to understand what it's like to be black in America, but this book gave me a glimpse into one person's life. Thank you, Mr. Odell!