{"product_id":"black-lotus-sil-lai-abrams-9781451688467","title":"Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unique and exquisitely wrought story of one multiracial woman's journey to discover and embrace herself in a family that sought to deny her black heritage, Sil Lai Abrams shares her story in \u003ci\u003eBlack Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity\u003c\/i\u003e--an account that will undoubtedly ignite conversation on race, racial identity, and the human experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor and activist Sil Lai Abrams was born to a Chinese immigrant mother and a white American father. Out of her family, Sil Lai was the only one with a tousle of wild curls and brown skin. When she asked about her darker complexion, she was given vague answers. At fourteen, the man she knew her entire life as her birth-father divulged that Abrams was not his biological child, but instead the daughter of a man of African descent who didn't know she existed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis shocking news sparked a quest for healing that would take her down the painful road to reclaim her identity despite the overt racism in her community and her own internalized racism and self-hatred. Abrams struggled with depression, abuse, and an addiction that nearly destroyed her. But eventually she would leave behind the shame over her birthright and move toward a celebration of her blackness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlack Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, Abrams takes you on her odyssey filled with extreme highs and lows and the complexities of not only the black experience, but also the human one. This vivid story reexamines everything you think you know about racial identity while affirming the ability of the human spirit to triumph over tragedy. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eBlack Lotus \u003c\/i\u003eshines a light on the transformative power of truth and self-acceptance, and the importance of defining your personal identity on your own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sil Lai Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451688466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451688467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\/Karen Hunter Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 87","brand":"Sil Lai Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072973795583,"sku":"9781451688467","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e721b99b-7375-4578-a822-f8d1169ecebc.jpg?v=1685445047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-lotus-sil-lai-abrams-9781451688467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}