The Yellow House (book)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Sarah M. Broom |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Sarah M. Broom |
| Cover artist | Alison Forner |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Memoir |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | August 13, 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 384 |
| Awards | National Book Award for Nonfiction (2019) |
| ISBN | 978-0-8021-2508-8 (hardcover) |
| 814/.6 B | |
| LC Class | PS3602.R6458 Y45 2019 |
The Yellow House is a memoir by Sarah M. Broom. It is Broom's first book and it was published on August 13, 2019, by Grove Press. The Yellow House chronicles Broom's family (mapping back approximately 100 years), her life growing up in New Orleans East, and the eventual demise of her beloved childhood home after Hurricane Katrina. Broom also focuses on the aftermath of Katrina and how the disaster altered her family and her neighborhood. At its core, the book examines race, class, politics, family, trauma, and inequality in New Orleans and America. The Yellow House won the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction.