Rebellion, 1967: A Memoir
Janet Luongo
(Author)
Description
Janet Duffy, a spunky, seventeen-year-old Irish girl, is eager to startcollege--but instability between her alcoholic father and self-absorbed
mother jeopardize her dream, so she sets up her own apartment with her
younger sister in Jamaica, Queens, and treks to City College in
Manhattan, New York. The routine is deadening, but she finds purpose in
the black community, working for a mural painter and volunteering for a
civil rights activist. After turning eighteen, Janet marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and falls for a young black saxophone player, Carmen. Her father, a
policeman, explodes over their relationship, so Janet rebels--runs away
with the jazz musician, and then winds up in the East Village in the
Summer of Love. In the ensuing months she deals with heartbreak, sexual
harassment, poverty, and danger--but eventually, she asks for the help
she needs in order to pick up the pieces of her life and return to her
dream.
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
She Writes Press
Publish Date
July 27, 2021
Pages
342
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 1.2 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781647421045
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About the Author
Janet Luongo writes stories, creates art, and gives speeches and workshops. Raised Unitarian Universalist in New York City, she holds an MSEd from Queens College at CUNY and taught art from kindergarten to college. While teaching at the International School of Geneva over several years, she exhibited paintings in Geneva and Paris. In Connecticut, she taught communication at Sacred Heart University. As an art education curator in Bridgeport museums, her innovative programs garnered grants, awards and media attention for connecting urban and suburban children and developing leadership in underserved teens. Her book, 365 Daily Affirmation for Creativity, with a foreword by Jack Canfield and published in five countries, led to presentations in the US and as far as Xian, China. To make diverse feminist artists visible, she founded a non-profit, which mounted forty exhibits. She coproduced the movie Women Make Art, which was screened at the UNIFEM film festival. Currently, photography is her art. She resides with her husband, Jim, in Norwalk, Connecticut, and they enjoy hiking with their son and family in Colorado.
Reviews
"Candid and wholehearted, Rebellion, 1967: A Memoir offers a
window into an era of turbulence and dramatic change, and keeps the
reader's attention riveted from cover to cover. Highly recommended!" --Midwest Book Reviews "It takes rare courage to be this
vulnerable, honest, and authentic in a memoir. With heart wide open,
Janet reveals herself as a girl whose path was driven by intellect,
curiosity, and a quest for justice. The history she weaves into her
personal story gives gravity to the book. A compelling story." --Denise Page, writer, storyteller, diversity trainer, and vision engineer with F.U.N. (Fired Up Network) "Now is the best time for this memoir to come out. Janet has an important message to deliver." --Sonja Ahuja, Capacity Building and Training Partner, Co-Creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations (CEIO)
window into an era of turbulence and dramatic change, and keeps the
reader's attention riveted from cover to cover. Highly recommended!" --Midwest Book Reviews "It takes rare courage to be this
vulnerable, honest, and authentic in a memoir. With heart wide open,
Janet reveals herself as a girl whose path was driven by intellect,
curiosity, and a quest for justice. The history she weaves into her
personal story gives gravity to the book. A compelling story." --Denise Page, writer, storyteller, diversity trainer, and vision engineer with F.U.N. (Fired Up Network) "Now is the best time for this memoir to come out. Janet has an important message to deliver." --Sonja Ahuja, Capacity Building and Training Partner, Co-Creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations (CEIO)
