Little Fires Everywhere is about a white suburban family (The Richardsons) and an Asian American, single mom named Mia. There really are “little fires everywhere” in the storyline! Right when you think you’re getting to the part where a mystery is nearly solved, another mystery is revealed. This book is a page turner, and just like Alice Walker’s Gathering Blossoms Under Fire, I can’t put this novel down! It really gives you more insight into who she is as a person and a writer.įriends told me Hulu’s limited series Little Fires Everywhere (starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington) is a must-see, but as a book lover, I wanted to read the novel first.
However, her journals are fascinating to read. I felt like I was invading her privacy in a way. I’ll admit, at first it felt a little awkward reading Alice’s private thoughts. The book even shares Alice’s journal entries on her feelings about her estrangement from her daughter Rebecca Walker (I read an article that Alice and Rebecca have since reconciled). Gathering Blossoms Under Fire covers personal topics such as Alice’s marriage to Civil Rights lawyer Melvyn “Mel” Leventhal her work in activism during the Civil Rights Movement and Womens Movement her feelings on motherhood personal relationships discovering her sexual identity and her journey as a writer. The items are embargoed until the year 2040! Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library in Atlanta. The collection of journals featured in Gathering Blossoms Under Fire span from 1965 to 2000, but it’s not all of Alice’s personal diaries.Īccording to Valerie Boyd, Alice gave her other journals and documents from her personal archive to Emory University’s Stuart A. Just this past winter, I bought a copy of The Diary of Viriginia Woolf, Volume Two at John K.
I wanted to read Alice Walker’s collection of journals for two reasons: The Color Purple is one of my favorite books and I’ve been a dedicated journal writer since I was a young girl.Ībout three years ago, I became interested in reading published journals of famous writers. Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker (Edited by Valerie Boyd)
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