remembered rapture Early Readers Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells the

Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister

as he appropriates lines from her story The Lifted Veil to write his famous “behind the veil” passages in The Souls of Black Folk

from first vision

but after Katrina

remembered rapture Early Readers Lala’s grandmother Wilma tells theIn Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work, award winning author and renowned academic bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a visionary feminist (Essence). Born and raised in the rural South, bell hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is the heartbeat of this collection of essays. Remembered Rapture celebrates