Lee and Victoria weren’t the only ones to love “Tell Her She’s Dreamin’” by Simone Amelia Jordan… Here is what the QBD crew thought:
Written by Simone Amelia Jordan – one of Australia’s most successful hip-hop journalists – comes a deeply personal memoir “Tell Her She’s Dreamin’”.
Growing up, Simone always felt like an outcast among her peers. Her lifeline was hip-hop, then in its golden age. In the years to come, Amelia founded Australia’s most successful hip-hop and R&B publication, moved to New York City, and interviewed some of the biggest stars of the time. Alongside this, she fell in love, faced heartbreak, grappled with her family ties to culture, struggled through illness and sexual grooming, and more. Now, Simone tells her inspiring story of defying the odds to reach her dreams and figuring out that your dreams can change as you do.
This immersive memoir excellently weaves together themes of family, identity, and the immigrant experience in Australia. Powerfully, this is a love letter to women longing to break free of the boxes their postcode, skin colour, gender and bank balance put them in. It’s a story that explores the long-held view that women, and racially diverse women especially, are limited in their power as bold, playful explorers. For anyone who has ever been told “you can’t” – we highly recommend this title (Spoiler Alert: You Can!).
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