Geena Davis, Andrea Riseborough, Motsi Mabuse and more share their recommendations.
“It’s about how society works against feminism and whenever women start making progress, there’s a lot of clamping down,” says Geena. “I bought copies of that book for everyone I knew because I thought it was so impactful.”Juliet Stevenson –“It’s the story of what happened as slavery in America was in the process of being abolished and what happened to so-called ‘freed’ slaves during that time,” says Juliet. “It’s completely revelatory. It’s a genius, genius novel. She’s an astounding writer.
“I would encourage everybody to read it. Whatever your skin colour, whatever your experience, it’s more than an experience. It’s a whole layer of consciousness I feel that she gives the reader.”“I’ve read it a couple of times now,” says LeAnn. “I wrote a song called ‘The Wild’ after reading that book. It just really struck me at the heart of being a woman and coming into my own power now at 40.
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