LOVELY ONE: A MEMOIR, written and read by Ketanji Brown Jackson

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reads her memoir LOVELY ONE with the kind of precision and thoughtfulness with which she seems to form her decisions. Initially her tone is straight-forward as she describes her progenitors’ struggles during segregation. Jackson’s reading grows more personable and conversational when she depicts her childhood love of learning, high school debating, Harvard friendships, falling in love, raising an autistic child, the juggle of family and work and challenges of multiple law cases. She examines the influence of gender and racial prejudices, embedding these in powerful storytelling contexts and with candidness covers hair routines and breastfeeding concerns. This is a long audio, but listeners who appreciate full descriptions will appreciate Jackson’s careful detailing in both the personal and the professional tales. Find more information about the book and audio in the purchase link below.