Book excerpt: “Wildflower: A Memoir” by Aurora James

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In her new memoir, “Wildflower” (published May 9 by Crown), designer, fashion entrepreneur and activist Aurora James writes about how she found an inspiration for her Brother Vellies shoes in a medina in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Read the excerpt below, and don’t miss Alina Cho’s interview with Aurora James on “CBS Sunday Morning” May 7!

“Wildflower: A Memoir” by Aurora James

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It was the summer of 2010, I was in my mid-twenties and ready for a change of scenery and decided to move to New…