Cushion in the Road

The National Book Award and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Color Purple explores our modern world with ';compassion, courage, and humor' (Booklist). Alice Walker once ached for retirement, but in the turmoil of the Democratic primaries and the economic collapse of 2008, she realized she simply had a great deal more to say. Leaving her meditation cushion behind, she found herself traveling th...