Translated gorgeously into English [ Bakers] storytelling is writerly and precise, with satisfying arcs in a single sentence or a page a delightful, nourishing read * Guardian * [ Baker] skips across her life, never dwelling on hardship, with an imaginative joie de vivre that offers a real glimpse of her presence. She was a beacon of joy and fellowship and her smilereaches out to us across the years * Financial Times * As with Bob Dylans Chronicles, its joy lies in its distinctive voice it feels like the closest you are going to come with an audio with the woman Baker was no saint, but this book leaves you with no doubt about her unique power * The Times * Josephine Baker certainly shook things up. This memoir demonstrates - vividly - the pleasure she took in doing it * Washington Post * A vivid impression of her ebullient personality, extravagant love for animals, and overflowing generosity * Kirkus * This gorgeous, captivating gem of a memoir will both introduce Baker to a new generation of readers, and cement her legacy as an enduring international icon -- Abbott Kahler [ Fearless and Free] is lively and humorous, at once candid and reticent [ it] paint[ s] an engaging picture of the early world of light entertainment and of the movements against racism that swept the world in the 1950s and 1960s * Times Literary Supplement *
