Singing Out Loud: A Memoir of an Ex-Mardi Gras Queen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781631526664)

Born during World War II, Marilee Eaves has long struggled to fit into the New Orleans elite--secret Mardi Gras societies that ruled the city--into which she was born. Then, as a student at Wellesley, she's hospitalized at McLean psychiatric hospital, where she begins to realize how much of herself she's sacrificed to blend into and be fully accepted by the exclusive and exclusionary white Uptown New Orleans culture to which she supposedly belongs.

In Singing Out Loud, Eaves tells of her journey to stand on her own two feet--to find a way to be grounded and evolved in the midst of that culture. Along the way, she wrestles with bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and the effects of her bad (heartbreaking, and sometimes hilarious) choices. Raw and funny, this book offers hope and encouragement to those willing to be vulnerable, address their issues, and laugh at themself in order to embrace who they truly are.

Author: Marilee Eaves
ISBN-10: 1631526669
ISBN-13: 9781631526664
Publisher: She Writes Press
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2019
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/26/2020 pg. 1