Laura Saga
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“She did what girls generally do when they don't feel the part: she dressed it instead.”
― On Beauty
― On Beauty
“How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“Why did people ask "What is it about?" as if a novel had to be about only one thing.”
― Americanah
― Americanah
“The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
The F-word
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This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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