Celebrating Black History Month!
Reclaiming The Soil by Rosie Motene
Published: August 26, 2018
in South Africa. At the time, Rosie’s mother worked for a white Jewish family in Johannesburg who
offered to raise the child as one of their own. This generous gesture by the family created many
opportunities for Rosie but also a trail of sacrifices for her parents. As she grew, Rosie struggled to
and her true identity. She had access to the best of everything but as a black girl she floundered
without her own culture or language. This book describes Rosie’s journey through her fog of
alienation to the belated dawning of her self-discovery as an African.
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I chose this book because I found Rosie's story an amazingly emotional one!
Reclaiming the Soil by Rosie Motene gives the reader an in-depth look into the life of a black child who struggles with identity acceptance, who refuses to acknowledge or love her melanin skin and culture.
One of the best thing about this book is that it teaches readers that regardless of where your path/destiny may lead you to, your roots and culture will always exist in the back of your mind, and that is truly beautiful thing.
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