A review by jenmangler
All That She Carried by Tiya Miles

4.0

If you're expecting the story of Rose, Ashley, and Ruth, you'll be disappointed by this book. There is very little historical information about these three women, especially Rose and Ashley, so we can't really know them. But this book is a fascinating look at the lives of enslaved women, how they built lives for themselves and their families, and how they made meaning and preserved their stories. Ashley's sack is a heartbreaking artifact, and Ruth's embroidered story of the sack takes my breath away.