How We Fight for Our Lives is a memoir by author Saeed Jones.
How We Fight for Our Lives is a great coming-of-age memoir that follows a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights for a place for himself, in his family, in his country, in society. his own hopes, desires, and fears.Jones draws listeners into his adolescence and adolescence – into turbulent relationships with his family, into love affairs with other people. lovers, friends and strangers. Each section builds into a larger examination of race and weirdness, strength and vulnerability, love and pain: a portrait of what we all do for each other – and for each other. – as we fight to be ourselves.
How We Fight for Our Lives is a one-of-a-kind memoir and an audiobook that affirms Saeed Jones as an essential writer for our time.
One of the best books of the year voted by The New York Times; The Washington Post; NPR; Time; New Yorkers; O, Oprah Magazine; Harper’s Market; Elle; BuzzFeed feed; Goodreads; and many more.
