The flower bearers : a memoir / Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
| Author/creator | Griffiths, Rachel Eliza author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication | New York : Random House, [2026] |
| Description | 318 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "On September 24, 2021, Rachel Eliza Griffiths married her husband, the novelist Salman Rushdie. On the same day, hundreds of miles of away, Griffiths' closest friend and chosen sister, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, who was expected to speak at the wedding, died suddenly. Eleven months later, as Griffiths attempted to piece together her life as a newlywed with heartbreak in one hand and immense love in the other, a brutal attack nearly killed her husband. As trauma compounded trauma, Griffiths realized that in order to survive her grief, she would need to mourn not only her friend, but the woman she had been on her wedding day, a woman who had also died that day. In the process of rebuilding a self, Griffiths chronicles her friendship with Moon, the seventeen years since their meeting at Sarah Lawrence College. Together, they embraced their literary foremothers-Lucille Clifton, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, to name a few-and fought to embrace themselves as poets, artists, and Black women. Alongside this unbreakable bond, Griffiths weaves the story of her relationship with Rushdie, of the challenges they have faced and the unshakeable devotion that endures."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Griffiths, Rachel Eliza Eliza Flower bearers First edition New York : Random House, 2026 9780593730218 |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| LCCN | 2025034331 |
| ISBN | 9780593730201 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0593730208 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | PS3607 .R5494 Z46 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |