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portada A Second Skin: A Father's Preference after Baptism.DE
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22x15 cm
ISBN13
9786208836542

A Second Skin: A Father's Preference after Baptism.DE

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Synopsis "A Second Skin: A Father's Preference after Baptism.DE"

A Second Skin is a reflective and deeply personal memoir that chronicles the narrator's journey of identity, love, and spiritual reconciliation through the lenses of race, memory, masculinity, and healing. The narrative is anchored in the narrator's coming-of-age experiences, particularly his relationships with two contrasting women: Root (later revealed as Chineme) and Vera, his eventual wife.In his youth, the narrator is introspective, solitary, and quietly defiant, marked outwardly by his dreadlocks and inwardly by his sense of emotional exile after the death of his father. His early connection with Root, a fair-skinned girl who mirrored both familial resemblance and mystery, begins as a hopeful bond but ends in disillusionment. The narrator's father's quiet preference for fair skin and the unspoken biases of his family shape the his understanding of racialized love. Yet, in time, he chooses a different path-falling in love with a dark-skinned woman whose strength, sincerity, and spiritual depth challenge and ultimately transform him. Moments of philosophical musing appear throughout the text. He explores guilt-not only for things done, but for thoughts entertained.

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