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A Renaissance of Our Own

A Renaissance of Our Own

A Memoir and Manifesto on Reimagining

Summary

What would life be like if we had the courage to say, 'I want something different'?

'Elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring' Elizabeth Gilbert

From a highly lauded modern voice in feminism and racial justice comes a deeply personal and insightful testament to the power of reimagining - the act of creating in our mind's eye that which does not but can and should exist

We all experience breaking points, those moments when we realise that something must change. For activist, philanthropist, and CEO Rachel E. Cargle, reimagining - relationships, work, education, rest, faith and power - saw her through some of the most painful experiences and helped her to craft an authentic identity and become an incisive queer feminist voice of a generation. A Renaissance of Our Own offers a blueprint for how we can all use our imagination to live independent of oppressive structures and in alignment with our highest values - how we can all create a life that feels right.

'Dazzling - a loving, bold tale of imagination, bravery and radical action' Elle

Reviews

  • Rachel Cargle is that rare sort of phoenix who rises from the ashes of her life not only reborn on the personal level, but also fully ready to change the world ... an elegant, thoughtful, vulnerable, and inspiring memoir
    Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic

About the author

Rachel E. Cargle

Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is an activist, entrepreneur and philanthropic innovator. She is the founder of the Loveland Group, a family of companies including Elizabeth's Bookshop & Writing Centre, a literary space that celebrates marginalised voices, and the Great Unlearn, an adult learning platform that centres the teaching of BIPOC thinkers. In 2018, she founded the Loveland Foundation, offering free access to mental health care for Black women and girls. Cargle is a regular contributor to Cultured magazine, Atmos and The Cut, and her work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times and New Yorker.

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