Reza, Seema,
When the world breaks open [electronic resource] / Seema Reza. - Pasadena : Red Hen Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
"When the World Breaks Open is a non-linear narrative memoir that traces Seema Reza's journey from being a suburban mom into using her own lessons to building a unique writing and art program in military hospitals. Reza exposes her triumphs and fears and regret through the dissolution of a dysfunctional marriage. Reza investigates her own experiences and societal attitudes towards loss, love, motherhood and community, undermining the idea that strength requires silence. There is a revelatory quality to the writing, as Reza exposes her own weaknesses and regrets and investigates their sources. As she wonders, she displays a trust in the intelligence of the reader, providing space to explore these themes alongside her, inviting both identification and immersion"--
9781597095921
Reza, Seema.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
Writing centers--Case studies.
Authors, American--21st century--Biography.
Electronic books.
PS3618.E986 / Z46 2016
811/.6 B
When the world breaks open [electronic resource] / Seema Reza. - Pasadena : Red Hen Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
"When the World Breaks Open is a non-linear narrative memoir that traces Seema Reza's journey from being a suburban mom into using her own lessons to building a unique writing and art program in military hospitals. Reza exposes her triumphs and fears and regret through the dissolution of a dysfunctional marriage. Reza investigates her own experiences and societal attitudes towards loss, love, motherhood and community, undermining the idea that strength requires silence. There is a revelatory quality to the writing, as Reza exposes her own weaknesses and regrets and investigates their sources. As she wonders, she displays a trust in the intelligence of the reader, providing space to explore these themes alongside her, inviting both identification and immersion"--
9781597095921
Reza, Seema.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
Writing centers--Case studies.
Authors, American--21st century--Biography.
Electronic books.
PS3618.E986 / Z46 2016
811/.6 B