Valiant Be: A Memoir Of Fortitude In The Face Of Adversity
FriesenPress
ISBN13:
9781039170285
$23.14
Valiant Be is a remarkable memoir of pain and resilience, and a gripping history of a family that is at once dysfunctional and deeply loving. Heathers earliest memories revolved around her parents purchase and refurbishment of a gristmill beside the Don River, on the outskirts of Toronto. As World War 2 raged, so did tensions at home; Heathers father was a passionate artist with a mercurial temper, and her mother was a writer who wrote and published a book about their marriage. Although Heathers young life was chaotic, she learned resourcefulness from her parents, and never doubted their care. Then, at the age of four, Heather experienced a deeply traumatic incident that would change her forever and lead her to spend fifteen years in therapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Still, her courage never wavered. Told through a series of vignettes, this vibrant collection of stories follows the author through childhood, university, marriage, mothering, teaching, and working as a calligrapher. Tender, revelatory, and always full of humour, this book is both a valuable time capsule and a fascinating look at how drastically the world can change in a single lifetime.
- | Author: Heather Mallett
- | Publisher: Friesenpress
- | Publication Date: Mar 24, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 270 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1039170285
- | ISBN-13: 9781039170285
- Author:
- Heather Mallett
- Publisher:
- Friesenpress
- Publication Date:
- Mar 24, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 270 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1039170285
- ISBN-13:
- 9781039170285