Having always felt deeply impatient and limited by having to express myself in perfect grammar and punctuation (this was pre-apostrophe gate!), I am quietly reveling in the profundity of Mailhot’s deliberate transgression in Heart Berries and its perfect results. These are a few of the many reasons why I have chosen Terese Marie Mailhot’s Heart Berries for this month’s book. Along with learning that movements are both rewarding and really hard work, my involvement with #TimesUp in the UK and in the States is showing me how much we can do together when we stand in solidarity and how incredibly important it is for those who have privilege to use whatever they can to amplify the voices of those who are less often listened to. One of the most memorable moments of the year for me, so far, was the honor of walking beside activist and friend, Marai Larasi at the Golden Globes. Read my OSS letter here: #oursharedshelfĪ post shared by Emma Watson on at 6:21pm PDT
“Nothing is too ugly for this world, I think it’s just that people pretend not to see.” March/April pick is Heart Berries, the touching debut memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot an unapologetically honest and immensely inspiring book.
