Knock You Down; Lift You Up
Devika Brendon reviews That’s What They Do by Koraly Dimitriadis
I have a theory about outspoken women. They are accused of being disruptive, confronting, provocative and too direct. They highlight uncomfortable truths and demand change, and they are people-displeasers. There’s a Greek word for a loud, squawking bird, which is wonderfully onomatopoeic: a karakaksa.
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