China Galland's Books
Jun.09.2008
THE STORY OF LOVE While China Galland was visiting family in rural East Texas, she learned of Love Cemetery-a nearly 175-year-old African American burial ground-from the cemetery guardian, Mrs. Nuthel Britton. For forty years, Love Cemetery was inaccessible, starting with a lockout at the height of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's. Galland's ensuing response to aid in Mrs....
Jun.01.2007
With this book, China Galland brought increased attention to the spiritual traditions of the Black Madonna and other cross-cultural expressions of the feminine divine. The popularity of recent works by authors like Sue Monk Kidd and Kathleen Norris have only increased readers’ fascination. Now with a new introduction by the author, Longing for Darkness explores Galland’s...
About China
Born and raised in Texas, China Galland, M.A., is also the award-winning author of Longing for Darkness, Tara and the Black Madonna, a new edition of which was published simultaneously by Penguin with Love Cemetery to celebrate Galland's work. Her last book,...
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