I regularly update my ‘Books’ story highlight on Instagram with what I am reading. In the past, I’ve been part of Book Clubs via work and with friends. I’ve enjoyed the conversations I’ve had with people when we’ve found reads in common. To extend that, I am going to do my best to share my monthly reads on my blog. Happy Reading!
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I had been eagerly waiting for the release of Prabal Gurung’s memoir ‘Walk Like a Girl’. Luckily, I got my hands on a copy of his memoir through a friend on Friday evening, and I managed to finish it all in a day! Where do I begin?
Many of us have followed Prabal’s story from the moment he started appearing in the media and his designs taking twitter by storm. Beyond that, I did not know much. This memoir deep-dives into his childhood years, the relation between his mother and father, between him and his father, the challenges of being himself as he navigated from adolescence to teens to being a young adult. There are a lot of themes.
Prabal does not hold back in this memoir.
Some pages are difficult to read. They should in their own way come with a trigger warning.
He is also brutally honest about the mammoth challenge in running his own label. Social media posts, likes and comments are fun, but Prabal gives a real update on how things were behind-the-scenes.
It’s hard to rush into writing about how I felt about the book. There were a lot of things that Prabal faced that no child should have. Sadly, this may be the story of many children right now. It is deeply angering. The way that Prabal continued and continues today – is a big push, a prompt, to – get things done – to believe.
It is a huge privilege to be able to read his story, for him to be so open – forgiving too. I don’t know if we would be as forgiving. Of course, he highlights the steps he has taken to reach that stage.
I hope this book lands on the desks of many, that the audiobook is listened to – heard.
Happy Reading!
PS. I have many pages worth of posts on Prabal Gurung on lexlimbu.com – click here to browse.
