The Love You Save: A Memoir
Goldie Taylor
Hanover Square Press
Raped at age 11, Goldie Taylor is sent to live with her aunt. Despite the harsh conditions, she discovers a kinship among writers like James Baldwin and Toni Morrisson, finds hope in the form of a nurturing teacher who helps her find her own voice, and books that can save her life.
Goldie Taylor's debut memoir shines a light on the strictures of race, class and gender in a post–Jim Crow America while offering a nuanced, empathetic portrait of a family in a pitched battle for its very soul.