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Beverly Lowry, Her Dream of Dreams: The Rise and Triumph of Madam C. J. Walker, [New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2003], 481pp. Beverly Lowry, the author of Her Dream of Dreams, grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, but was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 10, 1938. Lowry is the author of six novels and two nonfiction books. Lowry is also the director of the Creative Nonfiction Program at George Mason University. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. Beverly Lowry became interested in Madam C.J. Walker's story when she considered doing a novel authorized by the estate of Alex Haley. Lowry purpose for writing the book on Walker was to filter out Walker's thinly documented story and frame it into the roiling race relations of her day. The theme of this book is the life of Madam C.J. Walker. It discusses her road to success in becoming one of the first women of any race to be a millionaire. The historical period the book relates to is the Age of Progressivism. Born Sarah Breedlove on December 10, 1867, Madam C.J. Walker grew up the child of freed slaves, Owen and Minverva Breedlove, on a plantation in Delta, Louisiana. Walker lost her parents at the age of seven, and married for the first time at the age of fourteen.
At the age of seventeen, Walker had her first and only child, Lelia. Louis and continued work in the laundry business. Walker was very interested in self-improvement. I have been able to learn about Madam Walker as a wife, as a mother, as a friend, a businesswoman, an entrepreneur, and an educator and especially as a person. This book also goes in great detail about Lelia, Walker's daughter. All in all I think the book was pretty interesting and it basically did its job in giving a lot of information about this incredible lady. A voice echoing with appreciation of Walker's character and achievements that do not fail to mark her limitations. Walker prayed to God for an answer to stop her hair from falling out. My personal opinion of this novel is that it was a good read except for the fact that it was so long. With the money she made, she sent Lelia to school to get that education she never received. Lowry's voice is that of rich language and metaphor. Walker had made, she decided to help others.
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