![]() ![]() Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Nation, Vibe, Ebony, and Essence, where she was a features editor for the magazine. In addition to her two memoirs, bandele has written two poetry collections, Absence in the Palms of My Hands and The Subtle Art of Breathing and a novel, Daughter. This book, a must-read for single mothers, exemplifies resilience, determination, and the transcending power of love shared by a mother and child. ![]() She also vulnerably details her then battle with alcohol abuse, depression, financial insecurity, and an abusive postdivorce relationship. A decade later, bandele’s second memoir, Something Like Beautiful, was published in which she candidly shares her journey as a mother rearing her daughter without the physical presence of her husband, who was deported following his incarceration. In it, she lifts the veil of maltreatment and degradation endured by countless women who courageously dare to support and endure with a loved one who is incarcerated. ![]() ![]() The critically acclaimed book chronicles her relationship and marriage to a man serving a 20-years-to-life sentence in the New York State correctional system. In May of 1999, her award-winning memoir, The Prisoner’s Wife, was published. Writer and social-justice activist shares why the truth must be toldĪsha bandele is a pioneering writer and social-justice activist. ![]()
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