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A beautifully packaged book of spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, from the incomparable Pulitzer Prize-winner a woman who has devoted her life to befriending the earth.
"In fact, the happiness that imbues this kind of (impersonal) friendship, whether for an individual or a country, or an act, is like an inner light, a compass we might steer by as we set out across the lengthening darkness. It comes from the simple belief that what one is feeling and doing is right. That it is right to protect rather than terrorize others; right to feed people rather than withhold food (and medicine); right to want the freedom and joyful existence of all human kind. Right to want this freedom and joy for all creatures that exist already, or that might come into existence. Existence, we are now learning, is not finished! It is a happiness that comes from honoring the peace or the possibility of peace that lives within one's own heart. A deep knowing that we are the earth our separation from Earth perhaps our greatest illusion and that we stand, with gratitude and love, by our planetary Self." From the Introduction
Author of the perennially bestselling novel
The Color Purple, Alice Walker has long been a force for sanity in a chaotic world. In
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For she draws on her deep spiritual grounding, her political conviction and experience, and her literary gifts to offer a series of meditations filled with wisdom, hope, encouragement, and, at times, serenity to a world in need of all these things. The perfect gift for Alice Walker fans and anyone who longs for peace, on earth and within, this lovely volume will be embraced for its wise insights and mature compassion.
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"[Walker] shrinks from no moral or emotional complexity. She is a marvelous writer." Alice Adams, San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle
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"A major American writer, [and] a cause for gratitude, delight and celebration." Tillie Olsen
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"A lavishly gifted writer."The New York Times Book Review
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"Just when you think Alice Walker has empathized her way as far as any writer can go, she goes further." Gloria Steinem
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"A writer of staggering talent." Newsday
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"This is a thoughtful and reflective look at life and the search for meaning." Booklist
Synopsis
A New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker s We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was called stunningly insightful and a book that will inspire hope by Publishers Weekly.
Drawing equally on Walker s spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach us patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For takes on some of the greatest challenges of our times and in it Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite the daunting predicaments we find ourselves in, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change.
The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-roomonly crowds and standing ovations. Walker s clear vision and calm meditative voice truly "a light in darkness" has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership.
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The New York Times bestselling book that both galvanizes progressives for action and is a balm--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author
"A light in darkness, Alice Walker awakens us to our own power as only she can. . . . Once again, Walker has exceeded our expectations." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When the United States recently exploded with unprecedented demonstrations challenging racial violence and hatred, Alice Walker's New York Times bestselling We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was one of the books to which people turned for inspiration and solace. Called "stunningly insightful" and "a book that will inspire hope" by Publishers Weekly, this work by the author of The Color Purple is a clarion call to activism--spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, that offer a moment of care and solace.
Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite our daunting predicaments, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change. Drawing on Walker's spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, the book offers a cornucopia of the Pulitzer Prize winner's writings and speeches on advocacy, struggle, and hope. Each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach patience, compassion, and forgiveness.
Walker's clear vision and calm meditative voice--truly "a light in darkness"--has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership. In her new introduction, Walker reflects on the contemporary political and spiritual crises in the post-Trump era United States, making this classic book relevant for the current moment.
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Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, draws on her deep spiritual grounding, her political conviction and experience, and her literary gifts to offer a series of meditations filled with wisdom, hope, encouragement, and serenity.
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New York Times bestseller in hardcover, Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walkers
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For was called stunningly insightful” and a book that will inspire hope” by
Publishers Weekly.
Drawing equally on Walkers spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach us patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For takes on some of the greatest challenges of our times and in it Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite the daunting predicaments we find ourselves in, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change.
The hardcover edition of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For included a national tour that saw standing-roomonly crowds and standing ovations. Walkers clear vision and calm meditative voice—truly "a light in darkness"—has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership.
About the Author
Alice Walker is one of the most prolific and important writers of our times, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple (now a major Broadway play), her many volumes of poetry, and her powerful nonfiction collections. Her other bestselling books include In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens, The Temple of My Familiar, Possessing the Secret of Joy, By the Light of My Father's Smile, and The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart. Her advocacy on behalf of the dispossessed has spanned the globe.