Wonder and loss : a practical memoir for writing about grief
Sam Meekings
Bok · Engelsk · 2026 · Selvbiografier
| Omfang | VI, 210 sider
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| Opplysninger | Beginnings -- Writing into the dark -- Setting myself on fire -- Home/sickness -- Ten ways of thinking about the body -- Palimpsest -- Animal instinct -- Metaphor -- Transformations -- Midpoint self-assessment -- Useful resources for support -- Fable and myth -- Personal ecology -- The unknown -- Dreams and the subconscious -- Talking with ghosts -- Pleasures & passions -- Poetic tools -- Summoning -- Endings.. - "A braided memoir interweaving the author's personal journey through grief with a guide on how to write about it, this is both Sam Meeking's raw account of the death of his younger brother and a step-by-step breakdown of the memoir writing process. Focusing on how to heal and preserve memories alongside the mechanics of writing about the self, it uses personal story, writing theories and prompts and research from writing studies and psychology to invite the reader to write alongside Sam on a path that is both painful and profound"-- Forleggeromtale.
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| ISBN | 9781350550766. - 9781350550773
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