“And so our mothers and grandmothers have, more often than not anonymously, handed on the creative spark, the seed of the flower they themselves never hoped to see; or like a sealed letter they could not plainly read. Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength—in search of my mother’s garden, I found my own.” FreedomLegacyCreative ExpressionArtistic Spirit Book:In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose Source: In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose