When the world breaks open [electronic resource] /Seema Reza.
By: Reza, Seema [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
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BookPublisher: Pasadena : Red Hen Press, [2016] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781597095921.Subject(s): Reza, Seema | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs | Writing centers -- Case studies | Authors, American -- 21st century -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 811/.6 | B Online resources: Full text available: Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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