Quilt of Souls: A Memoir
Phyllis Biffle Elmore
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The Yellow House meets Hidden in Plain View in this multigenerational memoir that celebrates African American quilting, family, and honoring the past. At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families. Grandma Lula's generosity of spirit, strong will, and creative soul animate every page and through the quilts, she paints portraits of extraordinary Black women born before and after the Civil War. They are enslaved people, laundresses, storytellers, healers, and quilters whose stories have gone untold until now. Beautifully written and brilliantly told, Phyllis weaves back and forth through time, piecing together true tales of racism, sexism, and colorism, but also strength and pride, creating a multigenerational patchwork honoring her family and ancestors. From the lush visuals to the powerful history, Quilt of Souls is oral tradition written and preserved for posterity. "Like the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who create masterpieces from cast-off fabrics, Phyllis Biffle Elmore in Quilt of Souls: A Memoir uses snippets of history and fragments of memories to craft a narrative that is a powerful and poignant read."-Jessica B. Harris, New York Times best-selling author of High on the Hog A fascinating read that unravels how storytellers are born and made, with the goal or retelling family history, culture, loves, losses, victories, and the tragedies of memoerable people, from cradle to grave.-Omar Tyree, best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Phyllis Biffle ElmorePublisher: ImaginePublished: 11/08/2022ISBN: 9781623545161Pages: 304Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 147
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Quilt of Souls: A Memoir
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9781623545161
The Yellow House meets Hidden in Plain View in this multigenerational memoir that celebrates African American quilting, family, and honoring the past. At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families. Grandma Lula's generosity of spirit, strong will, and creative soul animate every page and through the quilts, she paints portraits of extraordinary Black women born before and after the Civil War. They are enslaved people, laundresses, storytellers, healers, and quilters whose stories have gone untold until now. Beautifully written and brilliantly told, Phyllis weaves back and forth through time, piecing together true tales of racism, sexism, and colorism, but also strength and pride, creating a multigenerational patchwork honoring her family and ancestors. From the lush visuals to the powerful history, Quilt of Souls is oral tradition written and preserved for posterity. "Like the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who create masterpieces from cast-off fabrics, Phyllis Biffle Elmore in Quilt of Souls: A Memoir uses snippets of history and fragments of memories to craft a narrative that is a powerful and poignant read."
-Jessica B. Harris, New York Times best-selling author of High on the Hog A fascinating read that unravels how storytellers are born and made, with the goal or retelling family history, culture, loves, losses, victories, and the tragedies of memoerable people, from cradle to grave.
-Omar Tyree, best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore
Publisher: Imagine
Published: 11/08/2022
ISBN: 9781623545161
Pages: 304
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 147
-Jessica B. Harris, New York Times best-selling author of High on the Hog A fascinating read that unravels how storytellers are born and made, with the goal or retelling family history, culture, loves, losses, victories, and the tragedies of memoerable people, from cradle to grave.
-Omar Tyree, best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore
Publisher: Imagine
Published: 11/08/2022
ISBN: 9781623545161
Pages: 304
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 147
The Yellow House meets Hidden in Plain View in this multigenerational memoir that celebrates African American quilting, family, and honoring the past. At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families. Grandma Lula's generosity of spirit, strong will, and creative soul animate every page and through the quilts, she paints portraits of extraordinary Black women born before and after the Civil War. They are enslaved people, laundresses, storytellers, healers, and quilters whose stories have gone untold until now. Beautifully written and brilliantly told, Phyllis weaves back and forth through time, piecing together true tales of racism, sexism, and colorism, but also strength and pride, creating a multigenerational patchwork honoring her family and ancestors. From the lush visuals to the powerful history, Quilt of Souls is oral tradition written and preserved for posterity. "Like the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who create masterpieces from cast-off fabrics, Phyllis Biffle Elmore in Quilt of Souls: A Memoir uses snippets of history and fragments of memories to craft a narrative that is a powerful and poignant read."
-Jessica B. Harris, New York Times best-selling author of High on the Hog A fascinating read that unravels how storytellers are born and made, with the goal or retelling family history, culture, loves, losses, victories, and the tragedies of memoerable people, from cradle to grave.
-Omar Tyree, best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore
Publisher: Imagine
Published: 11/08/2022
ISBN: 9781623545161
Pages: 304
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 147
-Jessica B. Harris, New York Times best-selling author of High on the Hog A fascinating read that unravels how storytellers are born and made, with the goal or retelling family history, culture, loves, losses, victories, and the tragedies of memoerable people, from cradle to grave.
-Omar Tyree, best-selling author and NAACP Image Award winner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore
Publisher: Imagine
Published: 11/08/2022
ISBN: 9781623545161
Pages: 304
Review Citations: Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 147
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