The Upside of Truth is a book written by Danisha Carter, an African-American woman who grew up in the Bronx. The author was raised by her mother and grandmother, both of whom were immigrants from Puerto Rico.
Her grandmother’s favorite phrase was “¿cómo es tu padre?” (alto y moreno). This translates to “How is your father? Tall and dark-skinned.” For many years, Carter assumed that this phrase meant that she needed to look for a man with lighter skin. After talking with her family members about it, she found out that what they were really asking was how much did he love you?
This book is a memoir, documenting Carter’s journey to find her father. It also tells the story of her mother and grandmother’s immigration from Puerto Rico to New York City in search of their own American Dream. The Upside of Truth was published by Ballantine Publishing Group on October 15, 2018.
The Upside of Truth is a memoir documenting Carter’s journey to find her father. It also tells the story of her mother and grandmother’s immigration from Puerto Rico to New York City in search of their own American Dream.
She said that “This book is for anyone who has ever wanted something more than what they have, or feels like an outsider looking in.” ico
The Upside of Truth is a memoir documenting Carter’s journey to find her father. It also tells the story of her mother and grandmother’s immigration from Puerto Rico to New York City in search of their own American Dream. ico The book was published by Ballantine Publishing Group on October 15, 2018. She said that “This book is for anyone who has ever wanted something more than what they have, or feels like an outsider looking in.”
This is the second book by Carter. The first one was called “La Maldición: A Puerto Rican Family’s Journey Through Depression and Mental Illness”. ico She said that she wrote this memoir because her father told her his story before he died of cancer on October 15th, 2013. ico It took two years to write the book due to grief over losing him.
She says that it takes courage for a woman to tell their own truth about themselves and challenges everyone else not to be afraid of doing so as well.
Her goal with writing this memoir is for others not feel alone when struggling just like how she felt.
“This is the second book by Carter.” ico “The first one was called ‘La Maldición: A Puerto Rican Family’s Journey Through Depression and Mental Illness'”. This memoir takes place in New York City where she talks about her childhood, transitioning from college to adulthood, finding love, and dealing with cancer. ico She says that it took two years to write this book due to grief over losing him. “It takes courage for a woman to tell their own truth about themselves and challenges everyone else not be afraid of doing so as well” said Carter when talking on NPR Morning Edition today.[[br]] [[br]] Her goal with writing this memoir is for others not feel alone when struggling just as she did with her cancer experience.
[[br]] [[br]] In this memoir, Carter talks about how “a person has to live their truth and share it openly” in order to make a difference.
This is the second book by Carter. The first one was called “La Maldición: A Puerto Rican Family’s Journey Through Depression and Mental Illness”. This memoir takes place in New York City where she talks about her childhood, transitioning from college to adulthood, finding love, and dealing with cancer. She says that it took two years to write this book due to grief over losing him. “[[bquote][It takes courage for a woman to tell their own truth about themselves and challenges everyone else not be afraid to tell their own truth.][
[[br]] [[br]] Carter also talks about how her “father was a father” and what that means to her, according to his ethnicity. She says she is the first generation of new Latinx authors who have been writing books in English.”
Carter graduated with honors from Barnard College where she studied creative writing for women’s studies major and learned Spanish as an extra course requirement which led to this memoir being written entirely in Spanish. After graduating college, Carter interned at The New York Times Magazine under editor Tina Brown.[[br]] [[br]] This book has received rave reviews by many readers on Amazon such as: “It’s wonderfully refreshing when I read a story like Alma.
Conclusion paragraph:
The Upside of Truth is a book that will touch your heart and make you think about the importance of family, love, faith, and forgiveness. If you’re looking for an inspiring story to read this weekend (or any time!), pick up Danisha Carter’s debut novel today!
