Wildflower: A Memoir - By Aurora James

Wildflower: A Memoir By Aurora James Publisher: Crown (2023) ISBN-13: 9780593239476 Pages: 304 Genre(s): Biography & Memoir, Fashion & Beauty About the Book This “empowering and inspirational” (People) memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone—from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. “With community and sisterhood at its center, Wildflower teaches us that against all odds, we can overcome.”—Rupi Kaur, New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey Aurora James’s life is a great American “success story”—precisely because it looks so different from others we’ve seen. Born in Canada to a counterculture mother, James was raised to question everything. Scouted as a model in eighth grade, James struggled with body image and became disenchanted by the industry’s objectification of women and commodification of race. After she dropped out of high school, a flirtation with street racing led to her eventual arrest. She’d hi